The role of the local people in forest management and development in Vo Nhai district, Thai Nguyen province

In Vietnam, community-based forest management has been existed since long time and related to livelihoods and cultures of the local communities. In the fact that, this is an effective way to develop forests and consists with habits and customs of local people who are direct forest users and managers. This research focuses on analysing the role of local people in forest management and protection in Vo Nhai district, Thai Nguyen province, where the local ethnic people are poor and depend on the local forests. Methods of data collection are household survey, qualitative interview and observation. The survey was conducted by interviewing randomly 100 households through questionnaires. The research analysed the participation of local people in forest management and protection at three scales: village, household and individual. An overview assessment from these analyses indicated advantages and disadvantages in doing community-based forest management toward forest management more sustainably in the research area.