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References
References should be mentioned directly in the text using “(Last-name Year)” format; for example (Dougal 2007), (Black & Vaughan 2006), (Henry, Rodds & Kelly 2004). If the authors are more than three, use “et al.”; for instance: (Blackburn et al. 2007). Add page number for references with citation, for example: (Dougal 2007:114).
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Books
Peluso, Nancy Lee. 1992. Rich Forests, Poor People: Resource Control and Resistance in Java. Berkeley, Los Angeles, Oxford: University California Press.

Book Chapters
Lindayati, Rita. 2002. “Ideas and Institutions in Social Forestry Policy.” In Colfer, Carol J., and Resosudarmo, Ida Aju Pradnja. Which Way Forward? People, Forests, and Policymaking in Indonesia. Washington: Resources for the Future

Journal papers:
Homer-Dixon, Thomas. 1994. "Environmental Scarcities and Violent Conflict: Evidence from Cases." International Security 2(2):5-40

Proceedings:
John, B. 2007. “The Management of Forest Resources.” Paper presented at the Intternational Conference on Natural Resource Management. Bangkok, University of Chulalongkorn, December 12.

Internet Resources:
Vallejo, Nancy, and Hauselmann, Pierre. 2004. Governance and Multi-stakeholder Processes. Winnipeg, Canada: International Institute for Sustainable Development. http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2004/sci_governance.pdf (Accessed on June 18, 2006)
Levy, Marc. n.d. Environmental Scarcity and Violent Conflict: A Debate. http://wwics.si.edu/organiza/affil/WWICS/PROGRAMS/DIS/ECS/report2/debate.htm (accessed on May 6, 2001).