Publications

This paper examines local residents attitudes towards conservation and Gunung Halimun National Park, in West Java, Indonesia. A questionnaire survey and informal interviews are conducted among 74 households, in three villages, in and around the park. The survey reveals that almost all people knew about the existence and the laws of the park. Many...

The nations in Asia and the Pacific region share many of the same global environmental challenges. At the same time, they face a number of specific problems related to the environmental, demographic, economic, and social diversity of the region. With regard to the major environmental and developmental challenges facing the region, a wealth of...

The Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) was established with approval of the 10th Environment Congress for Asia and the acific (ECO ASIA 2001) in October 2001 to address critical issues facing Asia and the Pacific region and to propose a model of equitable and sustainable development for the region. Twenty-six members of the...

IGES Climate Policy Project has organized a series of international workshops to facilitate in-depth analysis and discussion on climate change issues with the focus on the Asia pacific region. The workshops has been jointly organized with UNEP Collaboration Center of Energy and Environment (UCCEE), Denmark, Energy Research Institute(ERI) of China...