REDD+ for Red Books? Negotiating rights to land and livelihoods through carbon governance in the Central Highlands of Vietnam

To, Phuc Xuan; Dressler, Wolfram; Mahanty, Sango

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.03.009

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“…Ever since the colonial period, forests have been an important domain of state control in Vietnam [43,44]. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam opened up during the late 1980s due to the Doi Moi, or opening-up, reforms, which transformed Vietnam into a socialist market-economy.…”

Section: Forest Governance and Redd+ In Vietnammentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The SFE refused to give up its land for community forestry, whereas local households kept trying to enter and exploit it. Lack of land therefore caused a lot of tension in Hieu, and therefore, a vast majority of the households approved the efforts of FFI-REDD+ to reallocate natural forestland to the community (see also: To et al [43]). This strongly resembles the second layer of the livelihood trajectory approach-the role of power [30].…”

Section: Governance Systems and Actorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Generally, the community had to adhere to the stipulated rules of the government in order not to have their Red Book revoked. Indeed, forest governance in Vietnam was far from being truly "decentralised" [43][44][45].…”

Section: Governance Systems and Actorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The former consisted of special-use (e.g., a national park), protection and production forests, whereas the latter included watershed protection, ghost, and shifting cultivation forests. Ghost forests are traditionally well-protected due to community spiritual beliefs and perceptions that they are guarded by powerful spirits and ghosts of deceased [43]. Furthermore, the community forest was usually part of (degraded) protection forest.…”

Section: Resource Systems and Unitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, there is a risk that new land claims are not always in line with REDD+ objectives. To and co-workers' [43] study in Hieu reveals that local communities made new land claims, using FFI-REDD+ to fulfil their local desire and need to cultivate cash crops. Therefore, within these new "glocal" alliances, REDD+ objectives need to be in line with community livelihood expectations and perceptions.…”

Section: Concluding Remarks and Contribution To The Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

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Livelihood Implications and Perceptions of Large Scale Investment in Natural Resources for Conservation and Carbon Sequestration: Empirical Evidence from REDD+ in Vietnam

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2017

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Abstract:The complex relationship between local development and current large scale investments in natural resources in the Global South for the purpose of conservation and carbon sequestration is not fully understood yet. The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation programme (REDD+) is an example of such investment. This study examines the livelihood implications and perceptions of REDD+ among indigenous and forest-dependent communities in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. A systems-based livelihood survey has been conducted with two communities affected by REDD+ (n = 102)-Kala Tonggu village (participating in UN-REDD, a multilateral programme) and Hieu commune (participating in a REDD+ project of Fauna and Flora International). The positive effects of REDD+ included: introduction of community-based forest management; shifting power relations in favour of local communities; communities receiving financial benefits for forest monitoring; and positive community perceptions on REDD+. The negative impacts concerned: more restricted access to the natural forest; raising false expectations on the financial benefits of REDD+; increasing risks of food insecurity; exclusion of customary institutions and forest classifications; and lack of livelihood alternatives in dealing with changing socio-ecological conditions. Based on the findings of this study, we argue that REDD+ implementation needs to incorporate the temporality and dynamics of community livelihoods, power relations, and customary and formal socio-ecological systems more comprehensively. This to ultimately achieve inclusive local development and effective conservation of global forest commons.

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Section: Forest Governance and Redd+ In Vietnammentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Governance Systems and Actorsmentioning

confidence: 99%