Abstract:

Based on the investigation of collective forest tenure reform in Jiangxi, Fujian, Liaoning and Yunnan provinces, this paper analyzed the changes of woodland area, the structure of forest, outgoing workers, forestland transfer scale and so on, and estimated the impacts of collective forest tenure reform on farmer households' livelihood using an econometrics model. The results indicated that collective forest tenure reform had a significant impact on the farmer households' livelihood, such as increasing farmers' income in forestry. Whether or not the farmers know about the reform policy and obtain the forest property right certificates is important factors to success in the collective forest tenure reform. At the same time, the reform emerged a actual problem, that is, forestland operation scale is likely reduced. Therefore, the forestland leasing market should correspondingly be adjusted and improved.

Key words: collective forest tenure reform, farmer households' livelihood