Wrapping up

Wrapping up

The meeting ended with a number of issues discussed. Unfortunately, the majority Christian village...

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Compass

Compass

In the forest we use the GPS but often orienting with a compass is quicker and easier.

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Area

Area

The measured area was not far from the actual area depicted on the map. Unfortunately, the actual...

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Out the back

Out the back

This is a view from the back-door of Mr. Dieu MPrang's home.

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Counting

Counting

The villagers took well to this exercise and completed it without assistance.

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Area

Area

So as to give the villagers a better sense of the size of their own forest they measured the areas...

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Issues

Issues

Le Loi helps Christian lead a discussion about the issues facing each forest area. The villagers are asked to think of solutions to the problems.

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Forestry

Forestry

The map will be used for orientation in the field but also for discussion of land-use allocation and...

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Traditional Names

Traditional Names

The traditional forests sometimes have descriptive names like 'large river lake forest'. Their boundaries often lie along natural features.

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Traditional Names

Traditional Names

Here Le Loi is directed to write in the names of forests in areas demarcated by the villagers.

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Onlookers

Onlookers

A number of small children watch as their fathers discuss the forest.

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Discussion

Discussion

Christian Aschenbach from GTZ discussed the feature mapping with the villagers.

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Mr. Dieu MPrang

Mr. Dieu MPrang

Mr. Dieu MPrang hosted the meeting in his own home.

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Involvement

Involvement

Around 20 villagers in total attended the meeting.

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Involvement

Involvement

Most of the villagers at the meeting were engaged in the discussion but not all of them actually...

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Assistants

Assistants

On the left in this picture is Mr. Tien, on of the technicians who will assist the inventory in the...

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Roads and Streams

Roads and Streams

To help orient the inventory-makers in the field, the farmers add in useful features like roads and...

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Finding the points

Finding the points

Le Loi, the translator with the GTZ project, assists Mr. Dieu MPrang with writing Vietnamese names...

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