The impact of government policies on land use in northern Vietnam: an institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions

This report identifies the driving forces for reforestation in three villages of Northern Vietnam. Using an institutional analysis focused on the rules governing upland access and use, the authors assess the relative impact of state policies (reforestation programs and forestland allocation) on land...

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Autores principales: Clement, Floriane, Amezaga, Jaime M., Orange, Didier, Tran Duc Toan
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Water Management Institute 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39899
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author Clement, Floriane
Amezaga, Jaime M.
Orange, Didier
Tran Duc Toan
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description This report identifies the driving forces for reforestation in three villages of Northern Vietnam. Using an institutional analysis focused on the rules governing upland access and use, the authors assess the relative impact of state policies (reforestation programs and forestland allocation) on land use change. Findings show that the latter are indirectly responsible for reforestation, but not because of the incentives they provided. Instead, they disrupted the local rules governing annual crop cultivation and grazing activities leading to the end of annual cropping. Tree plantation was chosen by farmers as a last resort option. Lessons learned highlight the importance of local level studies and collective rules for land management.
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spelling CGSpace398992025-11-07T08:46:18Z The impact of government policies on land use in northern Vietnam: an institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions Clement, Floriane Amezaga, Jaime M. Orange, Didier Tran Duc Toan land use public policy reforestation farmers decision making land management shifting cultivation villages This report identifies the driving forces for reforestation in three villages of Northern Vietnam. Using an institutional analysis focused on the rules governing upland access and use, the authors assess the relative impact of state policies (reforestation programs and forestland allocation) on land use change. Findings show that the latter are indirectly responsible for reforestation, but not because of the incentives they provided. Instead, they disrupted the local rules governing annual crop cultivation and grazing activities leading to the end of annual cropping. Tree plantation was chosen by farmers as a last resort option. Lessons learned highlight the importance of local level studies and collective rules for land management. 2007 2014-06-13T14:29:39Z 2014-06-13T14:29:39Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39899 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Clement, Floriane; Amezaga, Jaime M.; Orange, Didier; Toan, Tran Duc. 2007. The impact of government policies on land use in northern Vietnam: an institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 21p. (IWMI Research Report 112)
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public policy
reforestation
farmers
decision making
land management
shifting cultivation
villages
Clement, Floriane
Amezaga, Jaime M.
Orange, Didier
Tran Duc Toan
The impact of government policies on land use in northern Vietnam: an institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions
title The impact of government policies on land use in northern Vietnam: an institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions
title_full The impact of government policies on land use in northern Vietnam: an institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions
title_fullStr The impact of government policies on land use in northern Vietnam: an institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions
title_full_unstemmed The impact of government policies on land use in northern Vietnam: an institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions
title_short The impact of government policies on land use in northern Vietnam: an institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions
title_sort impact of government policies on land use in northern vietnam an institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions
topic land use
public policy
reforestation
farmers
decision making
land management
shifting cultivation
villages
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39899
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