Loss of Forest Cover in Kalimantan, Indonesia, since the 1997-1998 El Nino
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Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) was used to map Kalimantan, Indonesia forest cover. Findings show that more than two thirds of deforestation occurred in existing and proposed protected areas, suggesting that alternative conservation strategies, including timber certification, are required to adequately protect forest habitat.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2004
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Academia as a nursery ground for conservation biology
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The frightening rate of forest loss in Indonesia and other tropical forests across the globe is discussed. The academia plays an important role in developing capacity among appropriate target groups in conservation biology.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2001
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Conservation Science and Forest Service Policy for Roadless Areas
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Conservation biology has provided evidence that roadless-area protection has scientific and environmental merit, but the emphasis on top-down, large-scale, national approaches has made policy-making problematic.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2006
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