Fire in East Kalimantan: a panoply of practices, views and (discouraging) effects

This paper describes 1999 research intended to shed light on the causes and effects of the devastating 1997-98 forest fires in East Kalimantan. The author visited six communities and interviewed representatives of several other stakeholders (oil palm plantations, industrial timber plantations, timbe...

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Main Author: Colfer, C.J.P.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2001
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18536
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description This paper describes 1999 research intended to shed light on the causes and effects of the devastating 1997-98 forest fires in East Kalimantan. The author visited six communities and interviewed representatives of several other stakeholders (oil palm plantations, industrial timber plantations, timber companies, local government officials) about the causes and effects of the fires. She describes the traditional fire management techniques known by the Kenyah (a dayak group) in several locations. The fires varied considerably in intensity and damage done, among the communities. But some sustained very severe damage to their environment and suffered serious health consequences (both physical and psychological). The paper concludes by estimating the relevance of ten propositions relating to the likelihood of fire danger to each of the six villages visited.
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spelling CGSpace185362025-01-24T14:19:52Z Fire in East Kalimantan: a panoply of practices, views and (discouraging) effects Colfer, C.J.P. forest fires fire causes fire effects communities plantations This paper describes 1999 research intended to shed light on the causes and effects of the devastating 1997-98 forest fires in East Kalimantan. The author visited six communities and interviewed representatives of several other stakeholders (oil palm plantations, industrial timber plantations, timber companies, local government officials) about the causes and effects of the fires. She describes the traditional fire management techniques known by the Kenyah (a dayak group) in several locations. The fires varied considerably in intensity and damage done, among the communities. But some sustained very severe damage to their environment and suffered serious health consequences (both physical and psychological). The paper concludes by estimating the relevance of ten propositions relating to the likelihood of fire danger to each of the six villages visited. 2001 2012-06-04T09:08:32Z 2012-06-04T09:08:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18536 en Colfer, C.J.P. 2001. Fire in East Kalimantan: a panoply of practices, views and (discouraging) effects . Borneo Research Bulletin 32 :32-56.
spellingShingle forest fires
fire causes
fire effects
communities
plantations
Colfer, C.J.P.
Fire in East Kalimantan: a panoply of practices, views and (discouraging) effects
title Fire in East Kalimantan: a panoply of practices, views and (discouraging) effects
title_full Fire in East Kalimantan: a panoply of practices, views and (discouraging) effects
title_fullStr Fire in East Kalimantan: a panoply of practices, views and (discouraging) effects
title_full_unstemmed Fire in East Kalimantan: a panoply of practices, views and (discouraging) effects
title_short Fire in East Kalimantan: a panoply of practices, views and (discouraging) effects
title_sort fire in east kalimantan a panoply of practices views and discouraging effects
topic forest fires
fire causes
fire effects
communities
plantations
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