Driving forces of forest cover rehabilitation and implications for forest transition, environmental management and upland sustainable development in Vietnam

Forest Tales? Unravelling Divergent Land Use and Land Cover Change (LULCC) Maps and State Narratives in Vietnam’s Northern Uplands

“…This deviation from standard forest transition patterns was attributed to historical heritage, state control, and recent policy shifts in Vietnam [21], creating an interesting comparison with our own LULCC findings. Finally, in our brief review here, Khuc et al [22] delved into factors driving forest transition at local scales in Ðiện Biên Province, the neighboring province to the west of our own case study sites. They found that approximately 118,000 hectares of forest were rehabilitated between 1990 and 2010, with the presence of rehabilitated forests associated with biophysical and accessibility factors [22].…”

“…Finally, in our brief review here, Khuc et al [22] delved into factors driving forest transition at local scales in Ðiện Biên Province, the neighboring province to the west of our own case study sites. They found that approximately 118,000 hectares of forest were rehabilitated between 1990 and 2010, with the presence of rehabilitated forests associated with biophysical and accessibility factors [22]. These studies and others clearly underscore the complexities of forest transitions within upland Vietnam, influenced by diverse and oft-rapidly changing socio-economic, political, and environmental factors.…”