Vietnam will be the fifth partner in the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to sign an Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA), according to Standing Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan.
A meeting was held in Hanoi on June 26 to review the project on support for preparing the readiness to carry out the international framework “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD+) in Vietnam Phase 2 (FCPF-2).
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a consultation seminar in the central province of Quang Tri on April 19 to discuss refining mechanisms on feedback and dealing with complaints under the Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) for the 2018-2025 period.
The second stage of the United Nations Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD) has benefited over 6,000 residents in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.
The south central coastal province of Binh Thuan is implementing the United Nations’ “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (UN-REDD) project funded by the Norwegian Government in 41 communes of seven districts.
The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang will carry out an action programme for sustainable forest management in its three coastal districts under the project “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD+).
The World Bank (WB)’s Carbon Finance Unit approved a resolution on supporting the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programme in central Vietnam in line with the results-based payments at a meeting in Paris on February 1.
A conference was held in Hanoi on September 27 to collect final ideas to complete the Emissions Reductions Program Document (ER-PD) in the northern central region.
MARD announced the National REDD+ Action Programme, which aims to increase forest cover to 45 percent of national territory and contribute to an 8 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
An action plan for implementing the green growth strategy funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was unveiled in the central province of Thanh Hoa on August 4.
Binh Thuan province on July 26 announced an action plan in realisation of the “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD+) initiative for the 2016-2020 period.
The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai announced on July 5 an action programme for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+).
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development organised a conference in Hanoi on June 30 to assess Vietnam’s readiness to actualise the Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation
The Prime Minister has approved the second phase of a project to provide technical support for the initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+).
The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Office in Vietnam held a conference in Hanoi on October 7 to evaluate the nation’s readiness to implementing the initiative.
A conference to review the project Sustainable Forest Management in the Northwest Watershed Area (Susform-Now), funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), was held in on July 30.
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