A booming trade?: how collection of war residues affects livelihoods and forest in Vietnam

We investigated how demand for war derived scrap metal influenced livelihoods, forest use and environmental outcomes near the biodiverse Annamite Mountains in Central Vietnam. We focused on one community, Khe Tran, and interviewed local villagers, active collectors from other communes, traders and o...

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Main Authors: Boissiere, M., Sheil, Douglas, Basuki, I.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/21005
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description We investigated how demand for war derived scrap metal influenced livelihoods, forest use and environmental outcomes near the biodiverse Annamite Mountains in Central Vietnam. We focused on one community, Khe Tran, and interviewed local villagers, active collectors from other communes, traders and officials. We also visited the forest. Collection is illegal during the dry season due to concerns about fires. Despite the threat of unexploded ordnance, villagers did not judge metal collection especially dangerous. Though metal is declining, scrap collection remained the principle reason people entered the forest. Though many Khe Tran villagers had past experiences as metal collectors most now favoured cultivation and plantation management. In contrast many collectors from elsewhere lacked such options. Collectors often sought other products when looking for metal, thereby facilitating trade in these forest products (e.g. bamboo and rattan). Alternative livelihood options are required for those reliant on this finite and declining resource.
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spelling CGSpace210052025-01-24T14:20:22Z A booming trade?: how collection of war residues affects livelihoods and forest in Vietnam Boissiere, M. Sheil, Douglas Basuki, I. livelihoods non-timber forest products degraded forests We investigated how demand for war derived scrap metal influenced livelihoods, forest use and environmental outcomes near the biodiverse Annamite Mountains in Central Vietnam. We focused on one community, Khe Tran, and interviewed local villagers, active collectors from other communes, traders and officials. We also visited the forest. Collection is illegal during the dry season due to concerns about fires. Despite the threat of unexploded ordnance, villagers did not judge metal collection especially dangerous. Though metal is declining, scrap collection remained the principle reason people entered the forest. Though many Khe Tran villagers had past experiences as metal collectors most now favoured cultivation and plantation management. In contrast many collectors from elsewhere lacked such options. Collectors often sought other products when looking for metal, thereby facilitating trade in these forest products (e.g. bamboo and rattan). Alternative livelihood options are required for those reliant on this finite and declining resource. 2011 2012-06-04T09:15:24Z 2012-06-04T09:15:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/21005 en Boissiere, M., Sheil, D., Basuki, I. 2011. A booming trade?: how collection of war residues affects livelihoods and forest in Vietnam . International Forestry Review 13 (4) :404-415. ISSN: 1465 5489.
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A booming trade?: how collection of war residues affects livelihoods and forest in Vietnam
title A booming trade?: how collection of war residues affects livelihoods and forest in Vietnam
title_full A booming trade?: how collection of war residues affects livelihoods and forest in Vietnam
title_fullStr A booming trade?: how collection of war residues affects livelihoods and forest in Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed A booming trade?: how collection of war residues affects livelihoods and forest in Vietnam
title_short A booming trade?: how collection of war residues affects livelihoods and forest in Vietnam
title_sort booming trade how collection of war residues affects livelihoods and forest in vietnam
topic livelihoods
non-timber forest products
degraded forests
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