United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Palm oil has become a leading vegetable oil over the past 30 years and smallholder farmers in Indonesia, with more than 12 million...

Authors: Jelsma, I.;Woittiez, L.S.;Ollivier, J.;Dharmawan, A.H.

Given the importance of wildmeat for local and national economies, understanding the structure and operations of the informal wild...

Authors: Van Vliet, N.;Muhindo, J.;Nyumu, J.K.;Nasi, R.

The trade of wild meat generates great economic returns for local communities but at a cost of increasing harvest rates of game sp...

Authors: Mayor, P.;El Bizri, H.R.;Morcatty, T.Q.;Moya, K.;Solis, S.;Bodmer, R.E.

Durian is economically important for local livelihoods in Indonesia. Our study investigated the identity of pollinators of semi-wi...

Authors: Sheherazade;Ober, H.K.;Tsang, S.M.

Forest and land fires are among the major catastrophic events that occur in Indonesia. They are a major cause of deforestation and...

Authors: Purnomo, H.;Okarda, B.;Shantiko, B.;Achdiawan, R.;Dermawan, A.;Kartodihardjo, H.;Dewayani, A.A.

This study provides a preliminary assessment of the use of wild meat and fish by rural communities in the Northern Cardamoms, Camb...

Authors: Coad, L.;Lim, S.;Nuon, L.

Despite restrictive legal frameworks, hunting for meat is a reality in tropical countries. In this policy paper, we argue that for...

Authors: Van Vliet, N.;Antunes, A.P.;Constantino, P.A.L.;Gómez, J.;Santos-Fita, D.;Sartoretto, E.

A significant link between forest loss and fragmentation and outbreaks of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in humans has been documented....

Authors: Olivero, J.;Fa, J.E.;Farfán, M.A.;Márquez, A.L.;Real, R.;Javier Juste, F.;Leendertz, S.A.;Nasi, R.

The trade of bushmeat from rural areas to supply burgeoning cities is a major conservation and livelihood concern. Using a whole-c...

Authors: Fa, J.E.;Wright, J.H.;Funk, S.M.;Márquez, A.L.;Olivero, J.;Farfán, M.A.;Guio, F.;Mayet, L.;Malekani, D.;Louzolo, C.H.;Mwinyihali, R.;Wilki, D.S.;Wieland, M.

Smallholders play a significant role in the Indonesian palm oil industry. They cultivate more than 40% of the total plantation are...

Authors: Nurfatriani, F.;Ramawati;Sari, G.K.;Komarudin, H.