Following an interdisciplinary approach to debates about the future of
tropical forests in Southeast Asia, the authors - experts in their
field - unravel the extent to which the interests of local inhabitants,
nation-states and international environmental movements are intertwined.
This volume, a joint publication with Kyoto University Press, examines
the highly politicized context in which local forestry problems
intersect with global market forces, focusing on the social and economic
diversity of different tropical forests and their specific historical
background. It emphasizes the importance of examining local issues in
their own right.