Author ORCID Identifier
Nguyen Ngoc Lan Chi: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4796-3659
Le Thi Hoa Sen: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5799-4331
Ho Le Phi Khanh: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1135-6702
Guilhem Saget: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4526-7181
Jennifer Bond: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3924-3005
DOI
10.65844/2549-4333.1262
Abstract
This study explores the implementation of Community Forest Management (CFM) and its impacts on ecosystem services and the local livelihoods in Thua Thien Hue province. Through interviews with CFM households, non-CFM households and local representatives, it found that although CFM contributes positively to the enhancement of ecosystem services, limitations remain. Specifically, CFM payments only account for up to 10% of households' income and therefore activities such as patrolling tend to be left to older, non-earning household members. The study also found evidence of `reverse exclusion' where limiting CFM participation to poor households also limited the capacity of the group to implement training and contribute voluntary labour. The study highlights that communities' income sources are increasingly shifting away from forest-related activities, driven in part by CFM policies. Despite limited financial returns from CFM, it plays a crucial role in shaping community livelihoods, which require integration with broader income diversification strategies.
Recommended Citation
Chi, N., Sen, L., Khanh, H., Saget, G., & Bond, J. (2026). Community Forest Management and its Impacts on Ecosystem Services and Livelihoods in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam. Forest and Society, 10(1), 454-473. https://doi.org/10.65844/2549-4333.1262 Available at: https://scholarhub.unhas.ac.id/fs/vol10/iss1/24
Pages
454-473
Received Date
20 August 2025
Accepted Date
14 May 2026