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Article: Balancing supply and demand: a case study of rattan in the Danau Sentarum National Park, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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- Borneo Research Bulletin
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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The Danau Sentarum National Park (DSNP) contains 30,000 ha of lake and 81,000 ha of lowland, seasonally flooded forest. It is the largest network of inland lakes on the island of Borneo. The park is inhabited by over 5,5000 Malay fishermen who live in permanent or mobile settlements along the major watercourses. Most of the fishing implements used by the local population are made from rattan, and large quantities of rattan are also harvested and sold to timber companies for lashing together rafts of logs. The three most commonly used species at DSNP are duri antu (Calamus schistoacanthus Bl.), duri tapah (Calamus tapa Becc.), and duri pelanduk (Ceratolobus hallierianus ...