Borneo and the Environment - Challenges and Change

In recent years the environmental challenges in Borneo, most notably deforestation, have been the focus of significant global attention. Economic development and social and political change have led to considerable damage to the rich and diverse ecosystems of the island. In this book the authors examine the environmental, ethnic, social and political context of current development issues on the island. The responses of the three political constituencies on the island (Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam) are explored, as well as important pan-island, regional and global initiatives to manage and maintain the environments of the island.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Key Issues, Structure, Intellectual Context Part 1: Environment, Peoples and Resources 2. Physical Environments of the Island 3. Peoples of the Island Part 2: Key Environmental Challenges 4. Urbanisation, Patterns of Migration and the Development of Plantation Products 5. Timber and Tribes: Deforestation and Logging 6. Forest Fires and Haze 7. Developing Non-timber Resources Part 3: National and International Policies and Management 8. Brunei Darussalam: Forest Resources and Oil 9. Sabah and Sarawak: State Strategies within the Malaysian Context 10. Kalimantan: Wider Context of Indonesian Environmental Policies 11. Pan-island and other International Initiatives 12. Conclusion: Retrospective and Prospective

Product details

• Authors: Mark Cleary, Mark (University of Bradford Cleary, Peter Eaton, Peter (University of Plymouth Eaton
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2023, delayed
• EAN: 9781138809284
• ISBN: 978-1-138-80928-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Routledge Studies in Asia and the Environment
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics