Cộng đồng dân tộc thiểu số ở các tỉnh miền núi xa xôi phía bắc của Việt Nam trong số những người nghèo nhất trong cả nước, có quyền truy cập hạn chế với đất nông nghiệp, các cơ sở y tế, thị trường và cơ sở hạ tầng. Văn Minh và Lạng San xã của huyện Na Rì tỉnh Bắc Kạn tỉnh có tỉ lệ đói nghèo của 63-68% [1]. Đất có rừng bao gồm 84% và 90% tương ứng tổng diện tích đất và là hết sức quan trọng đối với cuộc sống cộng đồng, bao gồm cả bộ sưu tập của củi,. | Achievements and lesson learnt from implementation of the project Sustainable community-based forest development and management in some high-poverty areas in Bac Kan Province Khongsak Pinyopusarerk Tran Van Dien Implementing Agencies CSIRO - Australia Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry 1. INTRODUCTION Ethnic minority communities in the remote mountainous northern provinces of Vietnam are among the poorest in the country with limited access to agricultural land health facilities markets and infrastructure. Van Minh and Lang San communes of Na Ri district in Bac Kan province have poverty rates of 63-68 1 . Forested land comprises 84 and 90 respectively of the total land area and is of paramount importance for community livelihoods including collection of firewood harvesting food and herbal medicinal plants. However lack of access to utilise forest land and unequal allocation of forest areas to the poorer families have led to serious poverty. Management of the forest has also exacerbated the situation through many problems i low productivity due to forest degradation after excessive use and little investment ii perceptions of forests as common lands with free access with unclear boundaries and poorly defined ownership obligations iii few incentives to reinvest in the forest no security and reluctance to take direct responsibility for the land iv poor awareness of user rights forest laws and regulations and rights of participation in official processes such as forest land allocation and v very limited support from government agencies in approaches to effectively use the forest land and earn income 2 . The Land Law which came into effect on 1st July 2004 allows communities villages to receive land and forest land 3 . However there is no mechanism to realise this option. This project will therefore develop mechanisms under Community Forestry Management including participatory land use planning and land allocation to facilitate land distribution and .
