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Adoption of Agroforestry in Northwest Viet Nam: What Roles Do Social and Cultural Norms Play?

Forests

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2021
Vietnam
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
land tenure
This article presents research about the influences of social and cultural norms on the adoption of agroforestry in the northwest mountainous region of Viet Nam. The farming systems practiced by various ethnic groups in the northwest mainly occur on sloping land, which extends over 70% of the land area in the region. Decades of intensive monoculture of annual crops has resulted in severe soil erosion, contributing to soil degradation and decline in crop yields.
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Pathways for the recognition of customary forest tenure in the Mekong region

Reports & Research
November, 2022
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
gender equity
land governance
forest law
customary law
forestry
land dispute resolution
land tenure
customary land rights
land tenure systems
customary tenure
local communities
Globally, about 2 billion people claim ownership of their homes and lands through a customary tenure system. Customary tenure has long been insecure and is under growing pressure in many places. But it is also increasingly recognized through a variety of mechanisms, formal and informal. RECOFTC released a new report on the recognition of customary tenure of communities living in forested landscapes in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam. It also includes a case study from Thailand.
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Gender, tenure and customary practices in forest landscapes

Reports & Research
December, 2022
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
customary law
indigenous peoples' lands
natural resources
natural resources management
customary land rights
customary tenure
women
This report is based on 10 research projects carried out in 18 sites in seven countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam. The studies formed the basis of ten informational briefs from the research sites published together with the report (available here: https://www.recoftc.org/publications/0000432). Each study documented the legal frameworks and customary practices that affect indigenous women’s rights to access and manage forest resources and create restrictions on those rights.
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Diamonds in the Delta

Manifesto

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2021
Mozambique, Colombia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Netherlands
Land, Climate Change & Environment
gender equity
urbanization
climate change
water
local communities
Diamonds in the Delta (DiD) is an international research-action network of scholars, water professionals and civil society advocates who are concerned about how climate change compounds problems of flooding and subsidence in delta cities. We – the people in the network – are united in our conviction that the needs, experiences and aspirations of communities that are actually or potentially most affected by these problems should be the focus when designing and implementing solutions.
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A Story about Maize: Tracing a value chain from land-use to supermarket shelf

Reports & Research
May, 2022
China, Japan, South-Eastern Asia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Europe, United Kingdom
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
deforestation
land use
agriculture
encroachment
land investments

This is the PDF version of an online data story published by Land Portal on 12 May 2022.

Maize is a key global cash crop, produced in every continent except Antarctica. As a flex crop, it has multiple uses including for direct human consumption, as an ingredient for animal feed, as a key component in processed foods, or in ethanol production. According to figures from FAOSTAT, global production increased from 0.2 to 1.2 billion tons between 1961 and 2020.
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List of Bibliographic References: A Story about Maize

Tracing a value chain from land-use to supermarket shelf

Reports & Research
May, 2022
China, Japan, South-Eastern Asia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Europe, United Kingdom
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
deforestation
land use
agriculture
encroachment
land investments

This list of bibliographic references is an accompanying piece to the data story written by Daniel Hayward and published by the Land Portal on 12 May 2022.
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LAND-at-scale Vietnam

Support to amending the Land Law and capacity building in order to unlock the land potential of Vietnam

Policy Papers & Briefs
May, 2022
Vietnam
Land & Food Security
land governance
food security
land law
land policies
agricultural land management
land consolidation
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
This one-pager provides details on the LAND-at-scale project in Vietnam. This project is implemented by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and RVO GRO, and financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency.
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Summary Report of the Second Regional Land Forum, 28 – 30 May 2018

Conference Papers & Reports
June, 2018
China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Corruption
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
VGGT
land governance
The forum was co-hosted by the Mekong Region Land Governance Project and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Co-Conveners of the programme includes the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD) and the Independent Mediation Group (IMG). The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg supported the Forum.
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Responsible land-based investments in the Mekong region

A comparative analysis of the legal frameworks of Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam

Manuals & Guidelines
May, 2021
Laos, Vietnam
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
VGGT
land policies
land rights
legal empowerment
The recognition of customary tenure systems and responsible land-based investments that safeguard legitimate tenure rights and right holders are the interconnected main themes for mainstreaming the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam.
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Challenges and opportunities of recognizing and protecting customary tenure systems in Viet Nam

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2019
Vietnam
VGGT
land policies
customary law
customary land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
land tenure systems
customary tenure
indigenous people's tenure
Indigenous Peoples
This policy brief was developed in order to enable a meaningful engagement and policy dialogue with government institutions and other relevant stakeholders about challenges and opportunities related to recognizing customary tenure in Viet Nam.