DID FOREST LAND ALLOCATION CAUSE THE RISKS TO LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITIES AND INCOME OF THE POOR IN THE UPLAND AREAS OF VIETNAM?

2014 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lê Văn Lân ◽  
Nguyễn Thị Thu Liên
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Land Allocation ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Great Loss ◽  
Allocation Policy ◽  
Land Use Conflict ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
Central Vietnam

This research aims to explore the effects of forest land allocation policy (FLA) on livelihood activities and income of the poor households in the upland areas of Central Vietnam. The research found that FLA brought many risks to the poor households’ livelihoods. They are seen in i) the transformation from agricultural to forest land leading to a decrease in land for agricultural production; ii) the dependence of a large number of the poor on plantations, which can cause great loss of earnings in the case price fluctuations have a bad impact on plantation products; and iii) landless phenomena now has appeared in a couple of young households. This is likely to make a severe land-use conflict occur between local authorities and people in the coming time. Keywords: Forestland allocation, livelihood activities, poor household, land use, income, shifting cultivation, sedentary cultivation.

scholarly journals The Energy Landscape versus the Farming Landscape: The Immortal Era of Coal?

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 7008
Author(s):  
Iwona Markuszewska
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
State Government ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Land Use Conflict ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
Community Interest ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
Scientific Papers

This article explores the land use conflict. Coal exploitation precludes agricultural production and, as a result, mining-energy projects come across NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) opposition from the farming community. An investigation was carried out in two rural communes: Krobia and Miejska Górka in the Wielkopolska Region in Poland. The aim was to obtain an answer to the following questions: (1) if acting in the name of energy security, should we accept the state government interest and start exploitation of the lignite resource? (2) If acting in the name of landowners’ rights, should we accept the local community interest and maintain the current farming production? and (3) is it possible to reconcile the interests of the conflict beneficiaries? The following qualitative methods were used: keyword and content analysis of word data, such as scientific papers, legal documents, and parliamentary questions (PQs), while the discourse analysis was focused on the policy and procedural conflicts. In the results section, possible solutions for heading off the conflict are presented. The results contribute to an integrated understanding of conflicts over mining and farming land use.

UNDERSTANDING FROM POLICY TO REALITY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF FOREST LAND ALLOCATION: INSIGHT FROM TWO CASES STUDIES IN QUANG TRI PROVINCE, VIETNAM

2020 ◽  
Vol 129 (3C) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Hoang Khanh Linh ◽  
Nguyen Quang Tan ◽  
Nguyen Thi Dieu Loan ◽  
Nguyen Le Dai Trang ◽  
Nguyen Vu Bao Chi
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Local People ◽  
Land Allocation ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Allocation Policy ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Land Policies

Forest land allocation (FLA) that began in 1992, aims to protect the forest and to develop rural livelihoods. Although this policy has greatly contributed to the gaps between intentions and outcomes regarding forest and land policies in Vietnam, it is still remaining many problems and skepticism on its benefits for communities, especially ethnic minorities. Thus, this study aims to assess the implementation of FLA in upland areas of Quangtri province, thereby can give appropriate suggestions for local government, as well as indigenous people. Together with depth-interview and keynotes, a survey of 70 local people was carried out in 2018 at two communes of Vinhlinh district, namely VinhO and Vinhha. The results show that Vinhha commune is currently implementing the policy from the beginning of 2018, with 5.2 ha of residential land allocated to 51 individuals/households, each received 0.1ha on average. Meanwhile, VinhO commune has completed the implementation of FLA to ethnic minorities since 2016. More specifically, 520.5 hectares of land have allocated to 243 local people with an average of 2.14 ha/household. Of these, 55 households have received 0.5-1.9 ha on average, and 188 households were allocated from 2 to 2.5 ha. Though both local authorities and communities have expressed great efforts, the implementation of land forest allocation policy in Vinhlinh district has been facing challenges because of limited human capacity, complex geography, as well as biased economic policies and overlap among organizations

INTEGRATION OF GENERAL AND PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM AGRICULTURAL LAND-USE TRANSFORMATION FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

2011 ◽  
Vol 02 (04) ◽  
pp. 275-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
RUSLANA R. PALATNIK ◽  
FABIO EBOLI ◽  
ANDREA GHERMANDI ◽  
IDDO KAN ◽  
MICKEY RAPAPORT-ROM ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Equilibrium Model ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Partial Equilibrium ◽  
Land Allocation ◽  
Constant Elasticity ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Value Model

This study presents an internal modification of a dynamic computable general equilibrium model, ICES, employing inputs from a partial equilibrium model for the agricultural sector, VALUE. The aim is to quantify and analyze the medium-term socio-economic consequences of projected climate change. The methodology is innovative as it combines state-of-the-art knowledge from economic and biophysical sources and is demonstrated in application to two Mediterrenean countries: Israel and Italy. The information from the VALUE model was incorporated into the ICES economic model to improve the agricultural production structure. The new land allocation method takes into account the variation of substitutability across different types of land use. It captures agronomic features included in the VALUE model. This modification gives a better representation of heterogeneous information of land productivity to the economic framework. Climate impacts and policy evaluation with ICES are reinforced due to the more refined system of land allocation. This exercise is original in its ability to base the analysis on empirically estimated parameters rather than on assumptions, as in other studies of this kind. Notably, we suggest diverse land Constant Elasticity of Transformation (CET) frontiers for two main ecological regions in the Mediterranean basin for a more accurate representation of agronomic characteristics. Using the modified ICES model we evaluate climate change impact on agricultural production in the Mediterranean region.

scholarly journals Can the poor participate in payments for environmental services? Lessons from the Silvopastoral Project in Nicaragua

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEFANO PAGIOLA ◽  
ANA R. RIOS ◽  
AGUSTIN ARCENAS
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Payments For Environmental Services ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Considerable Concern ◽  
Do So

ABSTRACTThis paper uses data from a Payments for Environmental Services (PES) project being implemented in Nicaragua to examine the extent to which poorer households that are eligible to participate are in fact able to do so, an issue over which there has been considerable concern. The study site provides a strong test of the ability of poorer households to participate, as it requires participants to make substantial and complex land use changes. The results show that poorer households are in fact able to participate – indeed, by some measures they participated to a greater extent than better-off households. Moreover, their participation was not limited to the simpler, least expensive options. Extremely poor households had a somewhat greater difficulty in participating, but even in their case the difference is solely a relative one. Transaction costs may be greater obstacles to the participation of poorer households than household-specific constraints.

scholarly journals Poor science meets political neglect: Land use changes of high conservation value forests in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
pp. 199-208
Author(s):  
Arnanto Nurprabowo ◽  
San Afri Awang ◽  
Sigit Hardwinarto ◽  
Budi Dharmawan ◽  
Muhammad Haidar Daulay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Land Allocation ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Scientific Evaluation ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Free Trade Zones ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
High Conservation ◽  
Potential Land

Forest land allocation and use in Indonesia have been politically contested and characterized by poor data and competing interests of different institutions. This study analyzes the process of integrating scientific findings in policymaking about land use and changes. The focus is on the processes related to the changes of Highly Important Forest Zones with Strategic Values (Dampak Penting Cakupan Luas dan bernilai Strategis/DPCLS). DPCLS forests are unique as any changes require approval from the parliament to complement the processes at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and must be based on rigorous scientific evaluation. This study uses the case of Riau Islands (Kepri) Province, previously part of Riau Province, which to date is one of only two Indonesian provinces yet to accept the forest zonings of the Ministry. The province’s strategic positions as exclusive economic and free trade zones make it further interesting in terms of land allocation as land becomes increasingly valuable for other uses. This paper specifically asks how the scientific investigation on the potential land use changes were conducted, how reliable the discoveries are, and how they were utilized in multiple steps at different institutions from the proposal evaluations to the approval stages. Our research indicates that scientific findings have rarely been integrated in policy making regarding DPCLS forests in Kepri Province. In addition, the scientific findings are weak; the institution producing them is heavily dominated by government officials and paid consultants/ experts. The scientific body was only established to fulfill the formal processes required by the regulatory frameworks. Proposals and decisions on the changes of DPCLS forests in Kepri Province are more characterized by political considerations. The “scientific findings” of the current land use in Kepri Province is used as a political commodity (or commodities) to support the interests of actors.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KESESUAIAN PENGGUNAAN LAHAN PADA DAERAH RAWAN TANAH LONGSOR DI KABUPATEN TEGAL

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Anggun Prima Gilang Rupaka ◽  
Suharyanto Suharyanto ◽  
Sudarno Sudarno
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Soil Type ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Intensive Agriculture ◽  
Distribution Area ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Access Road ◽  
Prone Area ◽  
Assessment Standards ◽  
Land Use Maps

The frequency of landslides in Tegal regency increasing every year. The distribution area arealso more widespread, especially in districts Jatinegara, Bojong and Bumijawa. These regions has ahilly topography profile with a height ranging from 400 - 1200 meters above sea level. The landslide’sfactors that use as the parameters in this study are rainfall, slope, soil type, depth of soil solum andland use. Suitability of land use based on the level of vulnerability to landslides associated with thelevel of capacity and vulnerability, because the area that not conform based on these factors are theresidential area.The method used to calculate and analyze the landslide-prone area in this study are with thehelp of GIS. The software were used to analyze consist of ArcGIS 10, ER Mapper 7.0 and Basemap.Satellite images digitized with ArcGIS to produce maps of land use. Then the land-use maps overlaidwith maps of slope, soil type maps, rainfall maps and depth of solum. Predefined values for eachparameter were then summed and classified based on assessment standards. The landslidesusceptibility map is then used to analyze the suitability of land in landslide-prone areas in Tegalregency. The level of capacity and vulnerability to disasters in areas prone to landslides obtained byinterview in the form of a questionnaire.Subdistrict Jatinegara, Bojong and Bumijawa has an area of 25.000 hectares, 37,81% of thearea that included in the "Landslide Prone" category, while the 59.82% of the area goes into the"Pretty-Prone Landslide" category. Conversion of forest land into agricultural production into is the oneof the factors that aggravate the landslide that happened. Villagers who live in landslide-prone areasdo not have the awareness that cutting down trees and intensive agriculture are causing landslidesthat in their area, in addition to soil type and slope factors that dominant. Vulnerability and capacity tolandslides in the region included in the low category. Factors that influence are economic level,education level, living conditions and the condition of the access road. 

scholarly journals Restructuring space in the name of development: the sociocultural impact of the Forest Land Allocation Program on the indigenous Co Tu people in Central Vietnam

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mucahid Mustafa Bayrak ◽  
Tran Nam Tu ◽  
Paul Burgers
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Land Allocation ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
Central Vietnam ◽  
Traditional Institutions ◽  
Indigenous Forest

The Forest Land Allocation (FLA) program was introduced by the Vietnamese government in 1991 and it allowed communities, household groups and households to receive forest land for long term use (50 years). The main assumption of this program was that with ownership, households would have greater incentives to preserve forests. But the State, through its formal agencies, still decides how the forests will be used and managed. There have been unintended socio-cultural consequences of this program affecting Vietnam's forest-dependent indigenous communities. The study focused on two Co Tu villages in Central Vietnam. Their livelihoods and their culture, institutions, social life, customs, and religious beliefs are linked to surrounding forests. The FLA program has altered the traditional forest management practices and systems of the Co Tu people, as well as their traditional institutions, particularly the role of the village patriarch, and to a lesser extent their perceptions of 'nature'. The FLA program has consolidated the power of formal institutions in both villages.Keywords: Forest Land Allocation program, Indigenous forest management systems, Co Tu people of Central Vietnam, socio-cultural impact of development interventions, nature conservation, paradigms of nature.

POTENSI VEGETASI DAN DAYA DUKUNG UNTUK HABITAT GAJAH SUMATERA (Elephas maximus sumatranus) DI AREAL PERKEBUNAN SAWIT DAN HUTAN PRODUKSI KECAMATAN SUNGAI MENANG, KABUPATEN OGAN KOMERING ILIR

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Garsetiasih Setiasih ◽  
Anita Rianti ◽  
Mariana Takandjandji
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Habitat Fragmentation ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Cyperus Rotundus ◽  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Land Use Conflict ◽  
Potential Use

Forest land converted into palm oil plantations have caused habitat fragmentation of elephant and land degradation. These lead to land use conflict between human and elephant. The conflict often caused the elephant killed and destructed agricultural land. The study was aimed to estimate potential use and carrying capacity of elephant habitat. Data collection of undergrowth vegetation were analyzed using twelve square plots of 1 x 1m, the distance between the plot of 50 m, tree vegetation of seedlings size 1 x 1 m, saplings 5 x 5 m, and trees 20 x 20 m, the distance between the plot of 200 m and of 1000 m lenght. Vegetation used as elephants feed were observed using purposive sampling and systematically procedure. The analysis showed that biomass of plants producing elephant fodder in Tambang Besi were of Cyperus rotundus (3600.26 kg/ha), Cynodon dactylon (346.74 kg/ha), Melaleuca leucadendron (255.21 kg/ha), and Melastoma malabatricum (156.40 kg/ha). While, the highest biomass in Tebing Penigasan plot is Cyperus rotundus (3575 kg/ha), and in Barak Gajah Plot is Isachne globusa (4013.33 kg/ha). The carrying capacity of elephants habitat of Tambang Besi, Tebing Penigasan, and Barak Gajah plots are 0.78, 0.29, and 0.41 individual/ha/day, respectively. 

scholarly journals FOREST DEGRADATION ANALYSIS USING GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES APPROACH IN TROPICAL REGION OF PAHANG, MALAYSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-4/W16 ◽  
pp. 511-514
Author(s):  
M. A. Othman ◽  
Z. H. Ash’aari ◽  
A. Z. Aris ◽  
M. F. Ramli
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Forest Monitoring ◽  
Tropical Region ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Great Loss ◽  
Vegetation Class

Abstract. Tropical forest degradation is a global concern since most deforestation study supports that the region seems to suffer a great loss in the recent decades. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the forest dynamic in Rompin and Pekan district of Pahang state using satellite image and land use model. Pekan district has the biggest peat swamp forest (PSF) in Peninsular Malaysia and also covers with inland dipterocarp forest. The land use of study area was categorized using Maximum Likelihood Classification (MLC) and further analysed using Land Change Modeler (LCM). From the results, forest land use has a negative growth (15% net loss) in the last 25 years, mostly converted to other vegetation class with overall 45% loss and 20% gain. The PSF itself was continuously degraded during the 1990 to 2017 periods, with a total loss of more than 700 km2. This study demonstrates the forest land use exploitation and the needs to consider a details forest monitoring analysis to extract the actual contributors for this phenomenon. The role of Permanent Reserved Forest (PRF) seem likely to be taking effect since the deforestation only massively happen outside of the PRF and part of the disturbed area are being reforested.

Measuring Access of Microfinance on Poverty in India: Towards a Comprehensive Index

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arindam Laha ◽  
Pravat Kumar Kuri
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Comprehensive Index ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Economic Well Being

The outreach of micro-finance programme is considered to be a means enhance the economic well-being among the member means to enhance households through poverty alleviation. A wide cross-country variation in the outreach of micro-finance programme to the poor households is observed in the world. Despite the significant growth of micro-finance institutions and its active borrowers, the penetration of micro-finance lending services to the poor households in India is observed to be limited. In addition, there is a wide inter-state disparity in the achievement of micro-finance outreach in India especially among the poor households. A composite index has been constructed using the penetration, availability and usage indicators of micro-finance outreach to examine the interstate variations in the level of its achievement. Subsequently, attempt has been made to analyse the role of micro-finance in alleviating poverty across the states of India. The result shows that out of 27 states and Union Territories, only in seven states (Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, and Karnataka) outreach of micro-finance programme has made a significant impact on the reduction of poverty.

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