SFDP, Song Da, VNM

Participatory 3D Models within the Social Forestry Development Project Song Da, Vietnam

pic_070_sfdp_vnmpic_104_sfdp_viemap_loc_vnm_sonlaExample of a simple terrain models made by residents of the Na Nga Village, Chieng Hac Commune, Yen Chau district, Son La province in Vietnam. The terrain models were made using sand, soil (cement if available), color powder, tree branches and leaves as part of a participatory land use planning (PLUP) and land allocation process at commune and village level.

The models were produced in the framework of the MARD-GTZ-funded Social Forestry Development Project, Song Da, Vietnam

Recommended reading:
Nguyen Ngoc Hue 1999. 3D Model: an Effective Tool for Attracting Farmer’s Participation in Land Use Planning and Land Allocation; Newsletter no. 3 “Special Issue on “Land Allocation & Land Use Planning”, June 1999; Social Forestry Development Project Song Da, Vietnam.