Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – A conference was held in Ha Longcity, in the northern province of Quang Ninh on March 7 to officially launch the thirdstage of the Vietnam Forests and Deltas Programme for the 2018-2020 period.
The programme is funded by the US Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID), and conducted by the non-governmental organisation WinrockInternational in partnership with the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development.
The first and second stages of the project from 2012-2018helped with issuing national policies and strategies in response to climatechange, focusing on forestry and agriculture, mitigating disaster risks, andimproving livelihoods. It benefited the central provinces of Thanh Hoa and NgheAn, the northern province of Nam Dinh, and the southern province of Long An.
Winrock International’s chief representative in VietnamBrian Bean said the third stage will pool more domestic resources for forest protectionand development, as well as enhance transparency in payment for forestenvironment services and its impact on forest quality and local livelihoods.
It will be carried out in Lam Dong, Son La, Thanh Hoa, andQuang Ninh provinces with activities such as building e-payment systems, improvingmonitor systems, and expanding payment for other services such as ecologicaltourism and water use.
Nearly 25,000 households have received allowances fromforest environmental service payment by polluting companies and become moreactive in forest protection. Over 200,000 people from 60 communes have adopteddisaster risk mitigation measures.
Experts worked with local agricultural encouragement centresto promote livelihoods in adaptation with climate change among the over 30,000farmers in forest and delta areas. –VNA
The programme is funded by the US Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID), and conducted by the non-governmental organisation WinrockInternational in partnership with the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development.
The first and second stages of the project from 2012-2018helped with issuing national policies and strategies in response to climatechange, focusing on forestry and agriculture, mitigating disaster risks, andimproving livelihoods. It benefited the central provinces of Thanh Hoa and NgheAn, the northern province of Nam Dinh, and the southern province of Long An.
Winrock International’s chief representative in VietnamBrian Bean said the third stage will pool more domestic resources for forest protectionand development, as well as enhance transparency in payment for forestenvironment services and its impact on forest quality and local livelihoods.
It will be carried out in Lam Dong, Son La, Thanh Hoa, andQuang Ninh provinces with activities such as building e-payment systems, improvingmonitor systems, and expanding payment for other services such as ecologicaltourism and water use.
Nearly 25,000 households have received allowances fromforest environmental service payment by polluting companies and become moreactive in forest protection. Over 200,000 people from 60 communes have adopteddisaster risk mitigation measures.
Experts worked with local agricultural encouragement centresto promote livelihoods in adaptation with climate change among the over 30,000farmers in forest and delta areas. –VNA
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