The impact of rubber on the forest landscape in Borneo

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dc.creatorJong, W. de
dc.date2001
dc.date2012-06-04T09:06:19Z
dc.date2012-06-04T09:06:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:09:38Z
dc.descriptionRubber is the most widespread smallholder tree crop in Southeast Asia. Some analysts have blamed the expansion of rubber for greatly contributing to the conversion of mature tropical forest in both Indonesia and Malaysia. The paper critically examines to what extent smallholder rubber production actually led to forest conversion in West Kalimantan (Indonesia) and neighbouring Sarawak (Malaysia). The paper concludes that the introduction of rubber in West Kalimantan contributed little to encroachment into primary forest. Rather, it apparently favoured the restoration of forests in areas where land use became less intensive. This happens only where specific conditions in the local context allowed this to take place. The findings suggest that tree technologies should be preferred when trying to improve local agriculture. Incorporation of local resource management technologies, especially tree planting or forest management technologies, may enhance positive outcomes in terms of increased income and forest preservation.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/18311
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/75752
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCAB International
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourcede Jong, W. 2001. The impact of rubber on the forest landscape in Borneo . In: A. Angelsen, D. Kaimowitz (eds.). Agricultural technologies and tropical deforestation. :367-381. Wallingford, Oxon, UK, Oxon, UK, CABI Publishing. CABI Publishing. ISBN: 0-85199-451-2..
dc.subjectrubber plants
dc.subjectplantations
dc.subjectsmall farms
dc.subjectshifting cultivation
dc.subjectafforestation
dc.subjectforest trees
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.titleThe impact of rubber on the forest landscape in Borneo
dc.typeBook Chapter

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