Recognizing Ethnic Minorities Customary Land Rights in Vietnam and the Philippines | Land Portal

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January 2010
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Most ethnic minorities in Vietnam such as the Vietnamese-Thai, Tay, Nung, Hmong, Muong and Dao have a special relationship with the land, elements and other living creatures. This relationship goes beyond mere economic interests to cultural and spiritual connections to the places they have inhabited for generations.


Although Vietnam has a number of legislations and policies on lands and other natural resources, none of these laws provide legal recognition of ethnic minorities’ customary rights to land and other natural resources. This policy brief uses examples from the indigenous people in the Philippines, to argue that legal recognition of ethnic minority customary rights to land and natural resources will contribute to better resource management and improved local livelihoods.


Published by The Center for People and Forests

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RECOFTC


RECOFTC is derived from an abbreviated form of the organization's legal name, Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific. Formerly the organization was known as RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests.


 


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