Forestry and Poverty Data in Viet Nam: Status” Gaps” and Potential Uses

Author: Nguyen Ba Ngai Rights and Resources Nguyen Quang Tan RECOFTC William D. Sunderlin Viet Nam Forestry University Yurdi Yasmi

Date: October 8, 2010

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    This paper is a key output from the Transforming China’s Forests Impacts inSoutheast Asia: Advancing Pro-Poor Market Reform for Sustainable Livelihoods and Forests project” conducted by RECOFTC and the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI). The project aim is to advance policy and market reforms in Cambodia” Lao PDR” Thailand” and Viet Nam.

    The report focuses on understanding the current situation of data availability withregard to forest resources” forest tenure” markets for forest products” and poverty”with a view to identifying policy barriers” constraints” and issues for further work.