Dunhua Report 2009

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SOCIALLY BENEFICIAL FOREST MANAGEMENT IN DUNHUA COUNTY: A BACKGROUND PAPER The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) promotes responsible management of the world’s forests both environmentally and socially. Socially beneficial forest management helps both “local people”1 and society at large to enjoy long term benefits and also provides strong incentives to local people to sustain the forest resources and adhere to long-term forest care. The purpose of this paper is to provide background information so that the compliance targets of socially beneficial forestry care in Dunhua County can be fully evaluated. It will consider:• • • •

Indigenous and local people in Jilin Province and Dunhua County Forest use and access by local people Community relations between forest farms and local people The benefit of the forest to local people

1.0 INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL PEOPLE Jilin Province There is 2,453,400 minorities in Jilin Province comprising (9.15%)2. The minority population of Jilin Province comprises 48 groups of which 91% include 5 groups: - Korean. Man. Mong. Hui and Xibo 90 % of the population are Hun 4.2 % are Korean 3.7 % are Manzu 0. 64 % are Mongzu 0. 47 % are Hui 0.07 % Xibo and other There are 189.000 Xibo living in China in 2 areas Xinjiang and Dongbei (Heilongjiang and Jilin) but the exact population in Jilin Province in unknown. There are 130,000 Da wu er in China but

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See Discussion 4.1 - 4.4 2003 Source: Minorities department of the Yanbian KAP government


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