Rising incomes, urbanization and globalization have been leading to profound changes in the consumption habits of an increasing number of people in developing and transition countries, particularly in Asia. These changes are linked to increasing concerns that small-scale farmers are becoming...

Just after end the war in 1954 Vietnam established a series of logging sites contributing to economic rehabilitation and development of the country. These logging focused units had been superseded by State Forest Enterprises (Lâm trường) which bear the mark of the historic development of the...

State forestry companies (SFCs) are the main owners that manage production forests in Vietnam. During the early 1990s of the Doi moi (market-oriented reform policy) era, SFCs have played an important role in the forestry sector and impacted the livelihood of millions of people living in those...

The local people in the State Forest Enterprises (SFEs) in Vietnam have been traditionally dependent on the forests for their livelihood and their living habits have become closely integrated with the forest. Since SFEs began to manage the forests for timber extraction in 1954, changes in forest...

By the 1990s tropical forests in Southeast Asia had been exhaustively logged, mainly for economic growth and development of the countries. Over harvesting and poor forest management had led to the decline and degradation of natural forest areas. In the following years Sustainable Forest...

Most of the remnant natural forests in Vietnam are located in mountainous areas where indigenous communities reside. The majority of indigenous people are poor. They heavily depend on the forest for their subsistence and livelihood. Forests in Vietnam are state-owned assets assigned to various...

State Forest Enterprises (SFE) in Vietnam own and manage forests for timber production. Over long time, SFEs operated as dependent enterprises under control of provincial people's committees. The reform of SFE has been undertaken since 2004 with the objectives of efficient use of resources,...

Competing models of innovation informing agricultural extension, such as transfer of technology, participatory extension and technology development, and innovation systems have been proposed over the last decades. These approaches are often presented as antagonistic or even mutually exclusive....

This article explores how the causes and impacts of a flood event as perceived by local people shape immediate responses and future mitigation efforts in mountainous northwest Vietnam. Local flood perception is contrasted with scientific perspectives to determine whether a singular flood event...

This article explores how the causes and impacts of a flood event as perceived by local people shape immediate responses and future mitigation efforts in mountainous northwest Vietnam. Local flood perception is contrasted with scientific perspectives to determine whether a singular flood event...