ICRAF SEAThe Program for Developing Mechanisms for Rewarding the Upland Poor in Asia for Environmental Services They Provide (RUPES)International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)SIDA (Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency)VietnamThe, B. D.Ha, Dang ThanhChinch, N. Q.2016-04-192016-04-192004RUPES Working Papers2513_The2004_RUPES_Vietnam_experience_WP.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67015This report presents the findings of a study to explore constraints and potential to addressing important aspects of poverty in Vietnam Uplands through rewarding the upland poor for environmental services they provide. The study was done by a team of three Vietnamese researchers, under the coordination and supervision of the International Center for Research in Agroforestry in South East Asia (ICRAF SEA). The study was done to provide information for use by the Program Rewarding the Upland Poor in Asia for Environmental Services They Provide (RUPES) and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) in planning future activities.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightRural developmentPayments for environmental servicesProgram planningEnvironmental servicesPovertySurvey research methodsPESUpland farmingVietnamUpland poorRupesAnalytical studyReward mechanismsField surveysTechnical report