Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Resource Economics

Vietnam

Devolution of Forest Management in Dak Lak, Vietnam

Start: 07/2001
End: 10/2004

This research project examines the effects of devolving forest management on local livelihoods and forest conditions. It proceeds through a case study of Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. The research focuses on institutional changes, in particular property rights on forest and land and the rules regulating the use, management and protection of forest resources and land. It examines changes in these institutions at the household and village levels. The project is conceived in close association with two doctoral dissertations at the Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture funded by the German Agency for Technical Cooperation.

Researchers: Dr. Thomas Sikor, Thanh Ngoc Tran, Tan Quang Nguyen

Project Partner: Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Universität Hanoi

Lead Overall Project: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Konrad Hagedorn

Funding: TÖB Programme of GTZ