Goh Chun Sheng is Programme Leader for Master in Sustainable Development Management at Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur.Lesley Potter is Visiting Fellow at the Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australia National University.

There is an energizing boldness in this synthesis: the right big-picture questions aligning all the way down to the right complexities on the ground, and across the diverse territories that comprise contemporary Borneo. A manifesto for the kinds of cross-sectoral and applied research that can make the difference to the future of Borneo." - Cynthia Ong, CEO, Forever Sabah"A surgical and timely compendium on the transformation of Borneo's forests and land use with clear regional implications. If you care about the future of conservation in this part of the world, you will find all the key ingredients here for its salvation." - Gopalasamy Reuben Clements, Co-founder, RIMBA and Professor, Sunway University