Vietnam: Customary Law In Forest Resources Use And Management - A Case Study Among The Dzao And Thai People In North-West Vietnam   Vietnam is home to 53 ethnic minority groups who mostly live in the forested uplands. Numbering over twelve million people, they highly depend on forests for their livelihood and development. But the pressures on these forests are ever increasing, posing a serious threat to the lives and stability of millions of people.   Since the early 1990s, Vietnam...

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