Ảnh hưởng của dân số và di cư tới độ che phủ rừng ở Indonesia

Tóm tắt

The massive loss of quantity and quality of natural forest cover in Indonesia threatens an important source of foreign exchange and employment. Several studies and government policies indicate that population growth, particularly among small landholders, is the principal cause of deforestation. Although there is an element of truth to these studies and policies, they greatly oversimplify and distort the issue of Indonesian deforestation; it should be seen as an intermediate variable, and not as an independent variable. The policy implication is that non-population factors should receive greater attention in policy measures directed at controlling inappropriate deforestation