Rate and Causes of Deforestation in Indonesia:
Towards a Resolution of the Ambiguities

William D. Sunderlin and Ida Aju Pradnja Resosudarmo
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[Chapter 1]
Introduction

[Chapter 2]
The problem of imprecise and conflicting definitions

[Chapter 3]
Smallholders

[Chapter 4]
Logging and the timber industry

[Chapter 5]
Estates and plantations

[Chapter 6]
Guidelines for the determination of rates and causes

[Chapter 7]
Summary and conclusion

[Chapter 8]
Acknowledgements

[References]

Tables

[Table 1]
Change over time in views on causes of deforestation in Indonesia

[Table 2]
Estimates of annual deforestation in Indonesia (thousands of ha)

[Table 3]
Population density and forest cover by Province in Indonesia (1982) (ranked in ascending order of population density)

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to express their gratitude to the following individuals who generously gave their time to give comments on drafts of this paper: Arild Angelsen, Chris Bennett, Neil Byron, Dudung Darusman, Chris Elliott, Erwidodo, David Kaimowitz, Plinio Sist, Titus Sarijanto and Jeff Sayer. We accept responsibility for any errors of fact or interpretation that may remain in the final product.