The Decentralization of Forest Governance: Politics, Economics and the Fight for Control of Forests in Indonesian Borneo

'This book provides an excellent overview of more than a decade of transformation in a forest landscape where the interests of local people, extractive industries and globally important biodiversity are in conflict. The studies assembled here teach us that plans and strategies are fine but, in the real world of the forest frontier, conservation must be based upon negotiation, social learning and an ability to muddle through.'

Jeffrey Sayer, senior scientific adviser, Forest Conservation Prog...