▁Ser am , ▁Eastern ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁West ▁Java . ▁▁ ▁Ellen ' s ▁article ▁" Local ▁and ▁Scient ific ▁Under standing ▁of ▁Forest ▁D iversity ▁on ▁Ser am , ▁Eastern ▁Indones ia " ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁is ▁an ▁excellent ▁literary ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁importance ▁and ▁relev ance ▁local ▁environmental ▁knowledge ▁has ▁in ▁scientific ▁understanding . ▁The ▁article ▁follows ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁how ▁forest ▁depart ments ▁try ▁to ▁understand ▁and ▁label ▁the ▁for ested ▁territory ▁surrounding ▁the ▁N ua ulu ▁people ▁in ▁linear , ▁hom ogen ous ▁terms . ▁This ▁proves ▁to ▁be ▁problem atic ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁extensive ▁divers ity ▁and ▁' patch iness ' ▁of ▁the ▁forest . ▁Through ▁collaboration ▁of ▁folk ▁and ▁scientific ▁class ifications ▁Ellen ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁a ▁conclusion ▁can ▁be ▁found , ▁stating ▁that , ▁" S cient ific ▁and ▁folk ▁class ifications ▁have ▁co e vol ved ▁in ▁recent ▁global ▁history , ▁and ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁folk ▁knowledge ▁and ▁instit uted ▁scientific ▁knowledge ▁can ▁be ▁mode led ▁as ▁two ▁interact ing ▁and ▁mut ually ▁rein for cing ▁streams ▁( E ll en ▁ 2 0 0 6 : 6 4 ). " ▁As ▁seen ▁through ▁many ▁of ▁Ellen ' s ▁works , ▁the ▁detailed ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁em ic ▁view , ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁knowledge ▁are ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁but ▁also ▁give ▁ag ency ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁using ▁that ▁environment . ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁N ua ulu , ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁forest