Balancing economic and environmental concerns in the uplands of Vietnam: A continuing challenge

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dc.contributor.authorHa, Dang Thanhen
dc.contributor.authorEspaldon, Maria Victoria O.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialVietnamen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:07:13Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:07:13Zen
dc.date.issued2001en
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents results of a case study of the SANREM's research project and two other UAF case studies in the Central Highland of Vietnam. These studies used similar participatory research approach to generate empirical evidences to patterns of land use change as these are influenced by multidimensional factors. Environmental consequences associated with these land changes were also reported. The paper shows that changes in economic policies, institutions and market access led to a large transformation of forestland into agriculture. The rapid expansion and intensification of agricultural production, driven in part by expanding population, places high pressure on the natural resource base and causes high negative externalities in the uplands, particularly in marginal lands. In all case studies, rates of degradation of forests, soils, and water remain high and threaten agricultural sustainability. Recently, national and local government took some efforts to overcome negative environmental consequences of agricultural development in the uplands, but their impacts are still limited. Balancing agricultural development and environmental protection is currently a major challenge for upland development. For meeting this challenge, the paper emphasizes the need for setting enabling policies and institutional framework that better promote sustainable agriculture and natural resource management practices in the uplands.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier173en
dc.identifier.citationPaper presented at the SANREM CRSP Research Scientific Synthesis Conference, Athens, GA, 28-30 November 2001en
dc.identifier.other173_Ha.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65259en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.subjectEconomic growthen
dc.subjectDeforestationen
dc.subjectWater managementen
dc.subjectDecentralizationen
dc.subjectCommunity participationen
dc.subjectWatershed managementen
dc.subjectWater useen
dc.subjectParticipatory rural appraisal (pra)en
dc.subjectParticipatory landscape-lifescape appraisal (plla)en
dc.subjectSustainable economic developmenten
dc.subjectSustainable agricultureen
dc.subjectSustainable natural resource management (SNRM)en
dc.subjectEnvironmental degradationen
dc.subjectResource degradationen
dc.subjectGovernance Watersheden
dc.titleBalancing economic and environmental concerns in the uplands of Vietnam: A continuing challengeen
dc.typePresentationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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