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Fuelling Conflicts: Overcoming asymmetry between global interests in Vietnam and Indonesia

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Many countries in the South ‘host’ foreign and domestic investors who – among others inspired by actions to reduce CO2 emissions – make large-scale investments in the expansion of bio-fuel production (e.g. oil palm plantations), sustainable forest management and land rehabilitation for CO2 compensation. Paul Burgers, Rizki Pandu Permana and Tran Nam Tu argue that such large-scale land acquisitions do not necessarily contribute to poverty reduction and cause conflicts with forest dependent communities.

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  1. Personal communication with the company PT Berau Coal, 2007.

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Shows how large scale investments are not leading to poverty reduction are sources of conflict

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Burgers, P., Permana, R. & Tu, T. Fuelling Conflicts: Overcoming asymmetry between global interests in Vietnam and Indonesia. Development 54, 77–84 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1057/dev.2010.91

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