The use of participatory three-dimensional modelling in community-based planning in Quang Nam province, Vietnam (PLA Notes)

Involving communities in the management and policing of open access forest reserves in Vietnam to improve long-term sustainability of conservation projects is the focus of this paper. The authors explain how using participation, participatory mapping and in particular the use of three-dimensional modelling, has proved to be an important and cost-effective tool in enabling communities to learn and understand more about resource management.