Received: 12-11-2013 / Accepted: 28-12-2013
Dak Nong Province, a newly established province in the central highland, has on going processes of landuse changes in both agriculture production and forestry land from 2000 to present. The research showed that the total area of forest land lost at this stage is estimated at 131.725 ha (approximately 20% of total natural area of the province). This is an alarming figure due to the specific geographic location and, the deforestation in Dak Nong will affect the ecological environment not only in the province but also the surrounding regions in Central and Southeast provinces. Investigation through household interviews and working with related departments at provincial and district levels as well as consulting the scientists, the research identified the trend of arable and forest land use as well as the main cause of losing forest in the period from 2000 to 2012 . The solutions toof agricultural and forest land use in Dak Nong province were also prposed.