MARD-IUCN NTFP Project in Vietnam
Case Study C0093
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| Date | 2003 |
| Agency | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam and IUCN Vietnam |
| Donor/support agency | Royal Netherlands Embassy |
| Project type | Implemented by agency |
| Context(s) | Protected area Community conserved area |
| Geographic coverage | Viet Nam |
| Biodiversity focus | Ecosystem/landscape |
| Development focus | Local communities |
| Conservation goals | Forest and biodiversity conservation through the sustainable use of non-timber forest products |
| Poverty reduction goals | None |
Summary
The Government of Viet Nam has placed poverty reduction and forest conservation among its top priorities in recent years. To achieve these goals, the Government of Viet Nam has developed a range of policies and programmes aimed at reducing poverty and improving the national standard of living among which is the MARD-IUCN Project for the Sustainable Use of Non-Timber Forest Products. The MARD-IUCN Project for the Sustainable Use of Non-Timber Forest Products has helped to highlight the potential of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in developing practical links between forestry conservation and poverty reduction.
Despite NTFPs being hailed as a promising link between forests and the poor, national experiences in the MARD-IUCN NTFP Project showed how NTFP domestication activities favoured wealthier households with land, labour and capital, while also creating risk for poor households, women and children who depended on common access to shrublands and naturally regenerating forests for NTFP collection.
Conservation impact
Contribution to conservation of protected areas, village forests and freshwater systems.
Poverty reduction impact
Overall improved income and sustainable supply of forest products and timber, but uneven distribution of benefits between richer and poorer household.
Strategy for Conservation/Poverty Linkages
Enhanced access to/availability of natural resources for local use
Provision of alternative livelihoods
Reference 1
Morris, J., Phi, L.T. , Ingles, A., Raintree, J., and Duong, N.V. , 2004, 'Linking Poverty Reduction with Forest Conservation: Case Studies from Vietnam', IUCN – Asia Regional Forest Programme: Bangkok
Reference 2
http://www.iucn.org/themes/fcp/publications/files/3ic_cs_vietnam.pdf
More information
http://www.iucn.org/places/vietnam/our_work/ecosystems/assets/NTFP_subsector_review.pdf
http://www.ntfp.org.vn/
Related records above this one:
- IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) (Organisation O0046)