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Fadzilah Majid Cooke, editor. Asia-Pacific Monograph 1: State, Communities and Forests in Contemporary Borneo.

Publication: Borneo Research Bulletin
Publication Date: 01-JAN-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Fadzilah Majid Cooke, editor. Asia-Pacific Monograph 1: State, Communities and Forests in Contemporary Borneo.(Book review)

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Fadzilah Majid Cooke, editor. Asia-Pacific Monograph 1: State, Communities and Forests in Contemporary Borneo, 2006. Canberra: The Australian National University Press. 208pp.

The contributions to this monograph, State, Communities and Forests in Contemporary Borneo, lay to rest the image of an idyllic tropical paradise, the focus of the tourist trade; and instead describe the dramatic changes to the landscape and its "ownership." The changes to the landscape and the loss of one of the most biologically diverse jungles in the world are not only of concern to the communities within Borneo or a small number of interested individuals, but to the world at large. The November 2008 issue of National Geographic, "Borneo's Moment of Truth," brought this issue to its readers.

The voices and opinions of the communities are heard through the researchers and academicians who contributed to this monograph. Each chapter, with the exception of the introductory and concluding chapters, is written to stand alone and as a result, background information in which the writer explains how the past has led to present is repeated. This can be considered a strength or a weakness. As a strength, it allows the reader to focus selectively on a single topic of interest and still obtain the relevant background. The...

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