[Ongoing Research] Inequality and Environmental Degradation: Link between Poverty and Deforestation

This research investigates the complex pathways linking poverty, land-titling inequality, and deforestation in Indonesia as one of the countries with the highest rates of primary forest loss in the tropics. By examining how economic precarity, resource dependence, and unequal access to land shape decision-making at the household and community levels, the study seeks to generate a more nuanced understanding of the drivers behind forest degradation.

Research Team:

• Prof. Arief Anshory Yusuf (Department of Economics, Universitas Padjadjaran)
• Dr. Ariane Utomo (School of Geography, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne)
• Dr. Martin Daniel Siyaranamual (Department of Economics, Universitas Padjadjaran)
• Dr. Phil. Geger Riyanto (Department of Anthropology, Universitas Indonesia)
• Dr. Inaya Rakhmani (Department of Communication, Universitas Indonesia)
• Rhino Ariefiansyah, M.E.A.P. (Department of Anthropology, Universitas Indonesia)

Partners: David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Universitas Padjadjaran, University of Melbourne, Center for Climate and Sustainable Finance at the Universitas Indonesia