Is income from forest enough to encourage local commune behavior towards natural forest protection?

The income from forest for local people, especial minority ethnic people is insufficient to fully compensate opportunity costs of forest management and thus, does not motivate the households to manage forest in a sustainable way. In a case study in Dinh Hoa district, we have undertaken a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercise to understand the local social patterns and income structures that are decisive on developing an influencing incentive regime for natural forest protection.