Identifying Stakeholders’ Roles in Implementation of Payment for Forest Environmental Services in Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam

  • Le Nguyen Phuong Vietnam National University of Agriculture
  • Quyen Mai Vietnam National University of Forest
Keywords: Stakeholder; Social network analysis; PFES; Implementation

Abstract

The policy of payment for forest environmental services (PFES) has been implemented in Vietnam since 2011 and in Hoa Binh province since 2013. Governmental agencies have conventionally implemented PFES at central, provincial, and district levels. However, there are shared responsibilities of the governmental organizations and other stakeholders at different levels in reality. Using social network analysis (SNA) indicators shows that the provincial Forest Forest Protection and Development Fund plays the most important role among involving stakeholders. Both density and centrality measurements have shown that the stakeholders in the PFES implementation network in Hoa Binh province have good coherence. Additionally, district-level governmental organizations and Viettel Telecom Company have shown their powerlessness in the policy implementation network.

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Published
2021-11-17
How to Cite
Nguyen Phuong, L., & Mai, Q. (2021). Identifying Stakeholders’ Roles in Implementation of Payment for Forest Environmental Services in Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam. Review of Applied Socio-Economic Research, 22(2), 113 - 127. https://doi.org/10.54609/reaser.v22i2.96