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Land Use and Land Cover Changes during the Second Indochina War and Their Long-Term Impact on a Hilly Area in Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Nakatsuji Susumu
2019
Armed conflicts create drastic socioeconomic shocks that lead to land use and land cover changes in ways that are not yet well understood. Several studies have used satellite im...
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Forestry in Thailand
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Dr. Chaiyasit Liengsiri, Dr. Jesada Luangjame
2009
In 1985, the National Forest Policy was established in order to manage and develop the forest resources for sustainability and in conformity with the development of other natura...
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The Laos-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement: Laos civil society takes stock
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
Richard Hackman, Khong Chanthongphet
2019
This briefing outlines Civil Societys involvement in the EU-Laos Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA). It explains how thei...
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Implementation Completion Report (ICR) Review, VN - Forest Sector Development Project (P066051)
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Houqi Hong, J. W. van Holst, Pellekaan, Christopher David Nelson
2012
Review the results of the Forest Sector Development Project (P066051) in Vietnam, including: Project data; Project dbjectives and components: component 1 - institutional develop...
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Where Are the Poor and Where Are the Trees? Targeting of poverty reduction and forest conservation in Vietnam
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Daniel Müller, Michael Epprecht, William D. Sunderlin
2006
This paper highlights the spatial linkages of forest quality with poverty incidence and poverty density in Vietnam. Most of the Vietnamese poor live in densely populated river d...
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Payments for Forest environmental services (PFES) in Vietnam: Findings from three years of implementation
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Vietnam Forest Protection and Development Fund (VNFF)/ Quỹ Bảo vệ...
2014
The sustainable management and protection of Vietnam’s forests and landscapes is vital for the health and well-being of its rural communities. Forests play a crucial role in pro...
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Vietnam Forestry Outlook Study
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Forest Science Institute of Vietnam (FSIV)/Viện Khoa học Lâm...
2009
Vietnam Forestry outlook study is a part of The Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study (APFSOS), which is a wide-ranging initiative to gather information on, and examine, th...
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Forest resources and forestry in Vietnam
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Luong Thi Hoan
2014
Forest and forestland are important sources of livelihood for the population living in or near forests and in mountainous areas of Vietnam. The objective of this paper is to ana...
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Re-inventing forestry agencies: institutional restructuring of forestry agencies in Vietnam since 1994, Excerpt from "Re-inventing forestry agencies - Experiences of institutional restructuring in Asia and the Pacific"
Viet Nam
Books and book chapters
Nguyen Quang Tan
2008
This study aims to provide an understanding of the changing roles of the state forestry agencies in Viet Nam since 1994 and the process of re-aligning their organizational struc...
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Looking back on forestry 2011-2015, orientation for sustainable development until 2020
Viet Nam
Archived web content
TS. Hà Công Tuấn
2015
In recent years, despite the difficulties in the domestic and international economic situation and unpredictable changes of the weather, the forestry sector continues to develop...
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Tree cover lost in Vietnam
Viet Nam
Archived web content
Global Forest Watch
From 2001 to 2017, Vietnam lost 2.42Mha of tree cover, equivalent to a 15% decrease since 2000, and 256Mt of CO₂ of emissions. The article provides data and visualizations fo...
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Livelihood improvement linked to forest protection and development: Practices and policy recommendations
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
UNDP Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme/ Chương...
2017
This document contains several policy recommendations for improving livelihoods linked to sustainable forest protection and development. The primary policy beneficiaries are loc...
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Statistical Yearbook of Vietnam (2005-2017)
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
General Statistic Office/ Tổng cục Thống kê
Statistical Yearbook of Vietnam includes: Foreword; Administrative Unit and Climate; Population and Employment; National Account and State budget; Investment; Enterprise; Agric...
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The Recognition of Customary Tenure in Vietnam
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Jeremy Ironside
2017
This thematic study explores the possibilities for strengthening the recognition of customary tenure in Vietnam. It begins with an overview of customary tenure in Vietnam, parti...
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Why rights to livelihoods of indigenous ethnic communities in the Mekong region matter
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Livelihood Sovereignty Alliance - LISO
2014
Working on claiming rights to livelihoods, especially land rights and forest rights, of indigenous ethnic communities is never an easy job, particularly in the contexts of the M...
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The role and significance of village and community forest in ethnic minority communities in Vietnam
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Culture Identity and Resources Use Management (CIRUM)
2017
In the long historical development of Vietnam, the village, which is referred to in different ethnic minority languages as làng, bản, thôn, buôn, bon, phum, sóc, ấp has become a...
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State of Land in the Mekong Region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, the...
2019
In a region in rapid transition, understanding the changing role and contribution of land in development is critical to inform policy, planning and practices towards a sustainab...
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The impact of policies and laws on sustainable and equitable forest resource management
Viet Nam
Archived web content
TS. Vũ Thị Hạnh
2014
In the recent years, many forestry policies has been planned, the legistration framework about forestry has been improved; more national and international programs, projects hav...
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Forest tenure policies in Vietnam: Status, gaps and way forward
Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Yurdi Yasmi, Ganga Ram Dahal, Hoang Lien Son, and Vu Tan Phuong
2016
The current regulatory framework in Viet Nam addresses the issue of forest land tenure and recognizes the rights of legitimate holders of forests and forest land. but major poli...
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Sustainable forest management and forest certification in Vietnam: From policy to practice
Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Vụ phát triển sản xuất Lâm nghiệp - RECOFTC
2018
This article focuses on assessing the implementation and impacts as well as the policies that have been and will be directly related to Vietnam's Sustainable forest management a...