Identifying Stakeholders’ Roles in Implementation of Payment for Forest Environmental Services in Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam

Abstract

The policy of payment for forest environmental services (PFES) has been implemented in Vietnam since 2011 and in Hoa Binh province since 2013. Governmental agencies have conventionally implemented PFES at central, provincial, and district levels. However, there areshared responsibilitiesof the governmental organizations and otherstakeholders at different levels in reality. Using social network analysis (SNA) indicators shows that the provincial Forest Forest Protection and Development Fundplays the most important role among involving stakeholders. Both density and centrality measurements have shown that the stakeholders in the PFES implementation network in Hoa Binh province have good coherence. Additionally,district-level governmental organizations and Viettel TelecomCompany have showntheir powerlessnessin the policy implementation network