n c on tr as t t o man y other dev eloping c oun tries, the f or es t c ov er ag e of Vietnam has been incr easing as the r esult of na tional r e f or es t a tion e f f orts such as Pr ogr am 327 and Fiv e Million Hect ar e R e f or es t a tion Pr ogr am. The main thrus t of the pr ogr ams ar e t o enc our ag e c ommunity f or es try by pr oviding loans t o households tha t es t ablish pr oduction f or es ts, as w ell as t echnic al tr aining in seedling pr oduction, silvicultur al t echniques and f or es t-pr oduct mark eting (GoV 2005). Pr ogr am support is link ed with the land alloc a tion pr ocess, wher e the Vietnamese g ov ernmen t pr ovides c ommunities with f or es t land-use righ ts f or up t o 50 y ear s
Publication year
2011
Authors
Ha H M; Dumas-Johansen M K; Hoa N T; Lan D D; Lan D N; Jamnadass, R.; Roshetko, J.M.
Language
English
Geographic
Viet Nam
