Authors:
Normile, D.
Publication Date:
2009
Abstract/Summary:
For 30 years in Indonesia, Willie Smits observed how one conservation project after another would fail without local community support. Finally, Smits hit upon a solution: An economic incentive for area residents became a cornerstone of his Samboja Lestari project, an ambitious effort to transform a clear-cut site in Borneo into a mix of agroforestry plots and orangutan habitat.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Science