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

William D. Sunderlin and Ida Aju Pradnja Resosudarmo

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


Province

Pop. density
(persons/km2)

Total Forest Cover
(%)


Irian Jaya

4

84

East Kalimantan

6

85

Central Kalimantan

7

73

West Kalimantan

18

59

Central Sulawesi

20

64

Maluku

22

81

Riau

25

62

South-east Sulawesi

27

65

Jambi

29

52

Bengkulu

42

57

South Sumatra

45

33

DI Aceh

50

79

South Kalimantan

58

49

West Sumatra

84

61

North Sulawesi

85

60

South Sulawesi

101

46

North Sumatra

123

39

Lampung

145

18

East Java

632

23

West Java

680

17

Central Java

760

15