CƠ CHẾ TÀI CHÍNH CHO CÁC NHÓM BẢO TỒN CỘNG ĐỒNG VÀ TUẦN TRA THÔN BẢN TẠI CÁC XÃ VÙNG ĐỆM TỈNH QUẢNG NAM: FINANCIAL MECHANISM FOR COMMUNITY BASED CONSERVATION AND VILLAGE PARTROL GROUPS IN QUANG NAM PROVINCE

Abstract

Although financial regime has been concerned as one of the key factors affecting the success or failure of community based forestry management groups, most of the groups, especially in developing countries faced the challenges of limited financial sources to maintain and operate their duties. The overall objective is to identify and develop the financial regime for community based conservation and village patrol groups in Quang Nam province, so that those groups have efficient and effective contribution to the forest management and development. The study employed qualitative research methods by different tools: key informant interview, group discussion, in-depth interview, and validation workshop. The study found that most of groups have limited accessibility to the financial sources due to the expiration of state programs on forestry development, the lack of members’ cash contribution to the groups, and shortage of supports from donors. The opportunities to obtain financial source for groups’ operation might come from payment for Forestry environment services, support from District and Quang Nam Forest protection and Development Fund; and developing the livelihood models for groups. Two proposed methods for sustainable managing groups’ financial sources are developing micro credit to loan rotatedly among members and/ or establishing a group business model. The interest rate and return from those two models, respectively contribute to group financial sources and improve member income.