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Australia helps Vietnam with sustainable forest management

The “Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade Partnership” project (RAFT3) funded by the Australian Government has provided technical support for three Vietnamese companies in sustainable forest management, heard a workshop in Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen, on August 9.
Australia helps Vietnam with sustainable forest management ảnh 1A forest in the north of Hai Van Pass (Photo: VNA)

Phu Yen (VNA) –The “Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade Partnership” project (RAFT3) funded bythe Australian Government has provided technical support for three Vietnamesecompanies in sustainable forest management, heard a workshop in Tuy Hoa city,the central province of Phu Yen, on August 9.

Two of the three companieshave received licenses for the management of more than 3,000 hectares of forestby the Forest Stewardship Council, a globalnot-for-profit organization that sets the standards for what is a responsiblymanaged forest, both environmentally and socially.

Besides,the project has set up a manual guiding how to indentify wood in the prohibitedlist, while helping businesses create a domestic market of forestry products.

The project was initiallyscheduled to last from December 2016 to March 2018, and then was expanded to August2018.

Itwas financed by the Australian Government via WWF-Vietnam, TRAFFIC and RECOFTC,with total funding of more than 188,000 AUD.

BenjaminRawson, a representative of RAFT3, said the project targets legal andresponsible wood trade, and regular and sustainable management of plantedforests in Vietnam in line with international standards by 2020. -VNA
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