Land uses, ecosystem services, and governance mechanisms for integrated landscape management in Na Nhan Commune, Dien Bien Province, Northwest Viet Nam

This information brief presents an overview of land use practices and land use changes--their links to the ecological and socio-economic conditions, and the actions and consequences of those actions by local actors in Na Nhan commune, Dien Bien province, in the northwest region of Vietnam. It also presents analyzes of existing governance mechanisms and structures, including the legal mandates of governing actors and how they enforce them, as well as how they relate to stakeholders in the landscape. Stakeholders’ perspectives on aspects of production, forest management, ecosystem services, and landscape governance were generated to draw insights on improving the status quo