The implementation of the second phase of the United Nation’sProgramme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and ForestDegradation (UN-REDD) in Vietnam is being reviewed at a workshop in thecentral province of Binh Thuan from June 8-10.
Carried out insix localities - the northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai and BacCan, the Central Highlands of Lam Dong, the central provinces of Ha Tinhand Binh Thuan and the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau - from2013-2015, the project aims to mitigate climate change throughreducing net greenhouse gas emissions via enhanced forestmanagement .
During the event, participantsinvolved in the project and members of the programme’s coordinationboard in the localities shared their experience in building local-levelprogrammes.
Solutions and interventions to ensurelong-term sustainability of local-level programmes were discussed anddifficulties in developing action plans for the localities were pointedout.
As many as 30 local-level programmes have been designedduring the phase, including two village-level plans, four commune-level,ten for forest management boards and seven others made by forestrycompanies.
Participants suggested the intensification ofcommunication campaigns to raise public awareness of the Party andState’s forest-related policies and the significance of forestprotection and sustainable development.
They also underlined theneed to develop agro-forestry-aquaculture production models andincrease credit support for local residents to improve their incomes.
UN-REDD was officially launched in 2008 and builds on the conveningrole and technical expertise of the Food and Agriculture Organization ofthe UN (FAO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UNEnvironment Programme (UNEP).
By the end of June, 2014,the programme had provided total financial assistance up to 195 millionUSD for 56 developing countries.-VNA
Carried out insix localities - the northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai and BacCan, the Central Highlands of Lam Dong, the central provinces of Ha Tinhand Binh Thuan and the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau - from2013-2015, the project aims to mitigate climate change throughreducing net greenhouse gas emissions via enhanced forestmanagement .
During the event, participantsinvolved in the project and members of the programme’s coordinationboard in the localities shared their experience in building local-levelprogrammes.
Solutions and interventions to ensurelong-term sustainability of local-level programmes were discussed anddifficulties in developing action plans for the localities were pointedout.
As many as 30 local-level programmes have been designedduring the phase, including two village-level plans, four commune-level,ten for forest management boards and seven others made by forestrycompanies.
Participants suggested the intensification ofcommunication campaigns to raise public awareness of the Party andState’s forest-related policies and the significance of forestprotection and sustainable development.
They also underlined theneed to develop agro-forestry-aquaculture production models andincrease credit support for local residents to improve their incomes.
UN-REDD was officially launched in 2008 and builds on the conveningrole and technical expertise of the Food and Agriculture Organization ofthe UN (FAO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UNEnvironment Programme (UNEP).
By the end of June, 2014,the programme had provided total financial assistance up to 195 millionUSD for 56 developing countries.-VNA
