SUMMARY How do tropical forest people cope with natural disasters? We worked with four communities in East Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia, before and after a catastrophic flood. We interviewed 42 of 102 heads of households affected by the floods. All 42 households suffered some major loss of property -crops, lands, houses, and/or livestock. Each household adopted one or more coping strategies: increasing their reliance on forest resources; seeking paid employment; relocating their houses; and finding temporary land to establish their crops in upland areas. Immediate reliance on the forest was greatest for those most heavily impacted, the poorest, the least well educated, and those with the easiest access. Overall, those with the fewest reso...
International audienceAlthough climatic disasters have been scrutinized for years, their impacts on ...
Tropical forests do far more than sustain biodiversity; they are homes to indigenous peoples, pharma...
Over the past decades, uncontrolled forest fires have formed an increasing threat for tropical fores...
How do tropical forest people cope with natural disasters? We worked with four communities in East K...
How do tropical forest people cope with natural disasters? We worked with four communities in East K...
How do tropical forest people cope with natural disasters? We worked with four communities in East K...
Changes in land use and management affect the capacity of ecosystems to deliver services that contri...
<p>Several studies on households and individuals coping with disasters have been made. The Phi...
Rural communities have long been using forested ecosystems to sustain their livelihoods and support ...
The widespread forest fires in South Sumatra were disastrous for the community around the forest are...
The roles of forest and wetland ecosystems in regulating flooding have drawn increasing attention in...
The roles of forest and wetland ecosystems in regulating flooding have drawn increasing attention in...
Several studies on households and individuals coping with disasters have been made. The Philippines,...
Determine the various factors that can enhance or constrain resilience and adaptive capacities of di...
This book contains contributions from a variety of authors including forest dwellers themselves, des...
International audienceAlthough climatic disasters have been scrutinized for years, their impacts on ...
Tropical forests do far more than sustain biodiversity; they are homes to indigenous peoples, pharma...
Over the past decades, uncontrolled forest fires have formed an increasing threat for tropical fores...
How do tropical forest people cope with natural disasters? We worked with four communities in East K...
How do tropical forest people cope with natural disasters? We worked with four communities in East K...
How do tropical forest people cope with natural disasters? We worked with four communities in East K...
Changes in land use and management affect the capacity of ecosystems to deliver services that contri...
<p>Several studies on households and individuals coping with disasters have been made. The Phi...
Rural communities have long been using forested ecosystems to sustain their livelihoods and support ...
The widespread forest fires in South Sumatra were disastrous for the community around the forest are...
The roles of forest and wetland ecosystems in regulating flooding have drawn increasing attention in...
The roles of forest and wetland ecosystems in regulating flooding have drawn increasing attention in...
Several studies on households and individuals coping with disasters have been made. The Philippines,...
Determine the various factors that can enhance or constrain resilience and adaptive capacities of di...
This book contains contributions from a variety of authors including forest dwellers themselves, des...
International audienceAlthough climatic disasters have been scrutinized for years, their impacts on ...
Tropical forests do far more than sustain biodiversity; they are homes to indigenous peoples, pharma...
Over the past decades, uncontrolled forest fires have formed an increasing threat for tropical fores...