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Livelihood Sovereignty
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Livelihood Sovereignty is ‘a holistic ethical alternative solution’ which consists of five inter-relative rights: 1) The right to land, forest and water, clean air and natural landscape (basic); 2) The right to maintain one’s own religion (unique); 3) The right to live according to one’s own way of life and values of happiness and wellbeing within one’s own natural environment (practice); 4) The right to operate according to one’s own knowledge and decide what to plant, initiate, create and invent on one’s own land; (holistic); and 5) The right to co-manage or co-govern natural resources with neighboring communities and local authorities (strategic).
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Worship Nature
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Nature is the Mother of all creatures. Such a simple and long lasting philosophy should always remind us to promote ‘Friendliness in mind - Faith in our behaviour - and Beauty in our relationships’.
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| REDD - Implementation issue for lower Mekong subregion |
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Dang To Kien |
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2013 |
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9 |
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ANU |
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REDD, VN-REDD, indigenous communities, land conflicts, Lower Mekong Sub-Region, plantations, |
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| Abstract: |
This essay presents a critical analysis of challenges in implementing REDD program in the Lower Mekong Subregion (LMS). Challenges are examined through field exposures and interviews with local actors. REDD issues in Vietnam will explore equity criteria in the Benefits Distribution System (BDS). Examination of equity focuses on its progress undertaken by VN-REDD program towards local indigenous communities. The key arguments are that the progress of addressing equity appears not yet effective due to two critical issues remain unresolved. Distribution of forestland resources remains largely in the hands of State bodies. Land conflicts have increased due to insecure land tenure. The essay ends with an expectation to call for more attention towards furthering the decentralization of forestland resources to poor individual households and village communities. It also stresses the need for stronger inclusion of local voices in every aspect of REDD program. This is crucial to meet equity criteria set by UN-REDD global framework on its effects towards local indigenous communities. |
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