Figments of fire and forest: Shifting cultivation policy in the Philippines and Indonesia
cg.contribution.worldfishauthor | Van de Ploeg, J. | |
cg.contributor.affiliation | WorldFish | |
cg.contributor.affiliation | Leiden University | |
cg.coverage.country | Indonesia | |
cg.coverage.country | Philippines | |
cg.coverage.region | South-Eastern Asia | |
cg.description.theme | Miscellaneous themes | en_US |
cg.identifier.status | Limited access | |
cg.identifier.url | https://www.cabi.org/bookshop/book/9781786391797 | |
cg.identifier.worldfish | 4202 | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | natural resources management | |
cg.subject.agrovoc | policies | |
dc.creator | Van de Ploeg, J. | |
dc.creator | Persoon, G. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-11T19:41:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-11T19:41:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.description.abstract | Shifting cultivation supports around 200 million people in the Asia-Pacific region alone. It is often regarded as a primitive and inefficient form of agriculture that destroys forests, causes soil erosion and robs lowland areas of water. These misconceptions and their policy implications need to be challenged. Swidden farming could support carbon sequestration and conservation of land, biodiversity and cultural heritage. This comprehensive analysis of past and present policy highlights successes and failures and emphasizes the importance of getting it right for the future. | |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.identifier.citation | In: Cairns, M. (ed.) Shifting cultivation policies: Balancing environmental and social sustainability. Cabi | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9781786391797 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/725 | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.publisher | CABI | |
dc.title | Figments of fire and forest: Shifting cultivation policy in the Philippines and Indonesia | |
dc.type | Book Chapter | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Van de Ploeg, J.; Persoon, G. (2017). Figments of fire and forest: Shifting cultivation policy in the Philippines and Indonesia. In: Cairns, M. (ed.) Shifting cultivation policies: Balancing environmental and social sustainability. Cabi | |
worldfish.location.area | Asia |