‘Slippage’ in the Implementation of Forest Policy by Local Officials: A Case Study of a Protected Area Management in Lao PDR |
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| Authors: | Kimihiko Hyakumura |
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| Institution: | (1) Natural Resource Management Group, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan |
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| Abstract: | A progressive part of protected area management program in Lao PDR is a land and forest allocation program which contains
critical elements that delegate right of land and forest use to local people. This study analyzes the gap between the original
intent of the program and its actual implementation by local officials in Phou Xang He protected area, and discusses policy
issues that need to be addressed. It appears that several types of non-compliance with regulations by local people have occurred,
with local officials tacitly ignoring infractions. By switching viewpoints, however, it appears that the local officials permit
these infractions as a way of allowing local people to secure their livelihoods. As constraints on the realities of land and
forest use vary widely in and around villages in different locales, there is a need for government to allow local officials
flexibility in implementing policies. |
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