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Author(s)
Nguyen Vu Linh1, Nguyen Van Loi2 and Do Trong Hoan3
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6256/2015.12.012
Affiliation(s)
1. Department of Nature Conservation, Vietnam Forestry Administration, Ha Noi, Vietnam
2. College of Agricultural and Forestry, Hue University, Hue, Vietnam
3. International Research Centre for Agroforestry, Ha Noi, Vietnam
ABSTRACT
To enhance local
participation in forest protection and sustainable development in Bach Ma
National Park, Thua Thien Hue Province,
Vietnam, a benefit sharing mechanism
(BSM) based on principles of co-management has been
piloted. This study aimed
to evaluate socio-economic impacts of this pilot on
people living in seven targeted villages of Thuong Nhat Commune, Nam Dong
District, Thua Thien Hue Province after two years of implementation. Evaluation methods were household
interview, in-depth interview, village meeting, focused group discussion and workshop with stakeholders at commune level. Results showed that: (1) the
local community was strongly supported and involved in the BSM
implementation, displaying a high level of demand for the measures; (2) local people’s awareness of rights, responsibilities,
forest protection and sustainable use of non timber forest products (NTFPs) has
increased considerably; (3) the policy has also enhanced the awareness and
participation of local people in cooperation with the park rangers to co-manage the forest.
Additionally, this study provides a number of suggestions to improve the BSM, including: (1) raising local
people’s awareness; (2) simplifying BSM procedures; (3) clarifying
incentives and responsibilities of BSM actors to enhance co-patrolling and
monitoring activities; (4) creating good incentives either based on the
livelihood program for those who actively comply with the BSM regulations or
direct payments to those who join forest-protection activities.
KEYWORDS
Benefit sharing mechanism, Bach Ma National Park, special-use forest, co-management.
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