To find the influence from the relationship between indigenous rules and government policies and legislation on modern forest governance,this research has categorized the relationship into"uncoupling","general coupling",and"active coupling".Results show that under"uncoupling"status,indigenous rules can hardly be functioned,both forest ecology and livelihood have been suffered to some extent.Under"general coupling"status,indigenous rules have better performance than"uncoupling"status,especially in terms of the forest ecology protection.However,it still shows some drawbacks.Under"active coupling...
