Asia

The NGO/IPO-led Underlying Causes Initiative organized a regional workshop, which took place in Berastagi, North Sumatra, Indonesia on 4 - 6 December, 1998. The following are the findings of the studies carried out in the region.

For further information on this process, please contact the regional focal point: 
Mia Siscawati, Indonesian Bioforum/RMI, Indonesia miasisca@indo.net.id
and Yoichi Kuroda, IGES, Japan Kuroda@iges.or.jp

Executive Summary of the workshop

Some of the Case Studies presented at the workshop:

• India: Case studies of Andaman Island, Uttara Kannada and Gadchiroli – Chandrapur
  
• Indonesia: Summary of Indonesian Case Study
  
• Japan: The Development and Resource Politics Between Japan and Indonesia in the Post-War Period
  
• Nepal: "Deforestation and Participatory Forest Management Policy in Nepal"
  
• Thailand: Politics of Dynamic Deforestation in Thailand.
  

World Bank report on the workshop

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