Published by the International Union for Conservation in Nature (IUCN) in Vietnam as part of the Strengthening Voices for Better Choices (SVBC), this document aims to promote the adoption of improved forest governance arrangements in Viet Nam and five other tropical forest countries in Asia, Africa and South America. These arrangements cover policy, legal, institutional and economic structures and processes enjoying the active support of government, civil society and the private sector. These three groups form the basis of the tripartite approach adopted by IUCN in its forest governance work. This summary report is an output of a larger national study conducted by SVBC in Viet Nam. The study aimed to: (i) identify policy, legal, institutional and economic obstacles to sustainable and equitable forest management at the local level; and (ii) make recommendations for future SVBC activities.
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