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Sebastien de Royer

Sébastien de Royer is a junior scientist based at the South East Asia Regional office in Bogor. He is focusing on human and social dimensions of climate change and agroforestry systems. He has been working actively in Indonesia in the field of social forestry and climate change interventions. Contact details: s.royer@cgiar.org

Asia / CRP6.2-Management and conservation of forest and tree resources / Forest / Governance / Indonesia / Livelihoods / Natural Resource Management / Policies / Poverty / Rural People / SD5-Environmental Services / SDG01-Poverty eradication, building shared prosperity and promoting equality / SDG15 -Ecosystems and biodiversity / Women

by · 8 Sep, 2015

Village Forest licenses in Indonesia: what are they really for?

While the new Government of Indonesia is keen to promote community-based forest management, World Agroforestry Centre researchers working in villages granted the licenses have found confusion and frustration over purpose, beneficiaries and support   The Government of Indonesia...

CRP6-Forests, Trees and Agroforestry / Forest / Forest Products / Governance / Indigenous people / Indonesia / Policies / Science Domains / SDG01-Poverty eradication, building shared prosperity and promoting equality / SDG16-Peaceful and inclusive societies, rule of law and capable institutions / Tenure

by · 3 Sep, 2015

How indigenous are you?

Indigenous people have been granted rights to forests in a recent court ruling in Indonesia. But defining who is indigenous and who isn’t remains contentious.   In May 2013, the Constitutional Court of Indonesia ruled in favour of...

Agriculture/Agroforestry / Commodities / Commodities and Markets / CRP6-Forests, Trees and Agroforestry / CRPs / Governance / Indonesia / Livelihoods / Natural Resource Management / People and Society / Policies

by · 14 Nov, 2014

The reasons why the richest benefit from community-based forest management

Why are the wealthiest farmers and a state-owned company benefiting the most from a scheme intended to help the poorest? Further study has revealed a complex web of migration, skills, capital, extra-curricular payments, evasive action and a lack...