ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to sincerely thank the project “Programme on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Vietnam” for its financial and technical support.

I would also like to thank the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) for providing tools and technical assistance to the Site-level Assessment of Governance and Equity (SAGE) facilitator group, who conducted the SAGE assessment and held the synthesis workshop for Cat Tien National Park.

I would like to express special thanks for the enthusiastic coordination and participation of the Board of Directors, officers of the Planning and International Cooperation Department, the Planning and Finance Department, the Inspection Unit, and the Tourism Board of Cat Tien National Park.

I would also like to extend my thanks to representatives of the local government and functional departments of Tan Phu district, Ta Lai, Nam Cat Tien and Dac Lua communes, as well as community representatives from Hamlet 4 (Dac Lua commune) and Hamlet 4 (Ta Lai commune), for their full and enthusiastic participation in workshop discussion sessions.

Abbreviations

Convention on Biological Diversity

Commune People’s Committee

District People’s Committee

German Development Cooperation

International Institute for Environment and Development

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Non-governmental organisation

National Park

Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool

Payment for Forest Environmental Services

Site-level Assessment of Governance and Equity

Vietnam Administration of Forestry

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