Spatial Analysis of Environmental Condition for Acacia Forestry at a Rural Village of Central Vietnam

Abstract

Since the end of Vietnam War, land uses in rural areas of Vietnam have been drastically changed due to the settlement policy and FLA (Forest Land Allocation) for ethnic minorities. Most of the ethnic minorities living in central Vietnam are engaging in acacia forestry, and the area of acacia forest has been expanding. This study detected the existence of level of difficulties of logging in their acacia forestry according to geographical conditions of each forestry land. This levels of difficulties have the effects on the price which intermediate agents decide to buy acacia so that it can be considered that these residents’ income will be affected. The result raises an importance of assistance approach to residents based on the appropriate evaluation of environmental condition in each forestry land.