Can 'legalization' of illegal forest activities reduce illegal logging? Lessons from East Kalimantan

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 19, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 137-151

  Tacconi, Luca ^a   Obidzinski, Krystof ^a   Smith, Joyotee ^a   Subarudi, A ^b   Suramenggala, Iman ^c  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^b Ministry of Forestry   (Indonesia)

^c Yayasan Pioner Bulungan ^*  (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Corruption; Economics; Indonesia; Law enforcement; Malaysia; Monitoring; Timber

Indexed keywords

LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LOGGING (FORESTRY); REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIMBER;

FOREST RESOURCES; ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES; LEGALIZATION;

FORESTRY;

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOGGING (TIMBER); REGULATORY APPROACH; TROPICAL FOREST;

FORESTRY; FORESTS; LEGISLATION; LOGGING;

ASIA; EAST KALIMANTAN; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 12744260390     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v19n01_07     Document Type: Article

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