The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) organisation of the Netherlands on December 17 co-organised the handover ceremony of the pilot results for the database system for forests and coffee-growing areas in compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

The Ambassadors of the Netherland, Denmark and Switzerland are making a working trip to the Central Highland province of Lam Dong to enquire into the management of forest and water sources.