This analysis links environmental decline to the marginalization of Indigenous communities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, based on Ole Bruun’s research. It highlights how conservation and development policies impact ethnic minority rights and the region’s ecological balance.
From left to right: Nguyen Viet Chien on trial and portrait of Nguyen Van Hai (credit: AFP/Tuoi Tre). Background: BBC News Vietnamese. Graphic: The Vietnamese Magazine.
Son Nguyen is a writer specializing in Vietnam's modern history and authoritarian state-building. He also writes about contemporary social issues and domestic politics. He has a degree in History.
