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Analysis of timber trade in the Indonesia-Malaysia (Kalimantan) border zone
Project Summary:
This study is a rapid, yet comprehensive, appraisal of timber smuggling activities from Kalimantan to Malaysia (Sarawak, Sabah), seeking to understand the dynamics, extent, location, major actors, volumes and values, and modus operandi of such activities. The study aims to:
- Identify the weaknesses in current efforts to control the cross-border timber traffic and prepare possible solutions for presentation to Indonesian and Malaysian governmental institutions.
- Inform the on-going debates among Indonesian and Malaysian government institutions, NGOs and research organizations about the contribution of cross-border timber smuggling to the illegal logging problem in Indonesia. This will include detailed documentation of the problem where it is found to occur.
Project data:
Duration: 2005
Location: Indonesia and Malaysia
CIFOR team: Krystof Obidzinski & Agung Prasetyo.
Contact person: Krystof Obidzinski at email: k.obidzinski@cgiar.org
Events:
- Material for the PP presentation at the “Heart of Borneo” conference in Leiden, The Netherlands, April 2005
Publications
- A journal paper (Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, International Forestry Review or Development and Change), in preparation
- Press articles (Kompas, Suara Pembaruan, Koran Tempo, AgroIndonesia)
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