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Drivers of Forest Cover Dynamics in Smallholder Farming Systems: The Case of Northwestern Vietnam
Authors:Isaline Jadin  Veerle Vanacker  Huong Thi Thu Hoang
Institution:1. Earth and Life Institute, Georges Lema?tre Centre for Earth and Climate Research, Université Catholique de Louvain, Place Louis Pasteur 3, Bte L4.0308, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
2. Faculty of Geography, Hanoi University of Sciences, Vietnam National University (VNU), No. 334 Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Abstract:The national-scale forest recovery of Vietnam started in the early 1990s and is associated with a shift from net deforestation to net reforestation. Large disparities in forest cover dynamics are, however, observed at the local scale. This study aims to unravel the mechanisms driving forest cover change for a mountainous region located in northwest Vietnam. Statistical analyses were used to explore the association between forest cover change and household characteristics. In Sa Pa district, deforestation rates are decreasing, but forest degradation continues at similar rates. Deforestation is not necessarily associated with impoverished ethnic communities or high levels of subsistence farming, and the largest forest cover dynamics are found in villages with the best socio-economic conditions. Our empirical study does not provide strong evidence of a dominant role of agriculture in forest cover dynamics. It shows that empirical studies on local-scale forest dynamics remain important to unravel the complexity of human–environment interactions.
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