Applying indigenous knowledge in forest resource managementin the central highland Viet Nam

Tóm tắt

Nowadays, most of the mountainous provinces and central highland of Viet Nam’s forests area are decreasing in quality as well as quantity seriously. Consequence, the problem of environmental pollution is becoming more and more serious in Viet Nam such as soil erosion, climate changes, land slide, flood and drought, air pollution, water pollution, etc. Controversial issues of forest degradation are being mentioned in the world agendas and hot news. One of the reasons is that the forest area is decreasing in quantity and quality significantly. The area of exploited forest is far greater than the actual planted forest area. In rural areas, indigenous knowledge plays an important role in the protection of forests and wildlife, but the rapid developments occurring in the society and economy impose several challenges to the continued role of indigenous knowledge. Local knowledge of the Central Highlands ethnic minorities play a very important role in all aspects of community life in which there is a intimate attachment with the forest culture space and forest land. So, upholding the values of local knowledge in forest protection is an important factor promoting the rapid and sustainable development of this area Come from that practical meaning, we carried out the study “Applying indigenous knowledge in forest resource management in the central highland Viet Nam” with the aims of increasing income for people who are living near the forest and contributing to hunger eradication, poverty reduction, job creation, protecting forest resources and others as well.