Draft Roadmap for Environmental and Social Safeguards for NRAP

20/05/2013 - 10:37

The 4th Sub-Technical working group meeting on Environmental and Social Safeguards (STWG-SG) was held on 10 May 2013 which aimed to present Draft Roadmap for Environmental and Social Safeguards for NRAP and to collect comments, feedback from all the participants.

Launch of “Legal Analysis of Cross-cutting Issues for REDD+ Implementation: Lessons Learned from Mexico, Viet Nam and Zambia” Publication

13/05/2013 - 08:46

The publication aims to identify key legal considerations to implement national REDD+ programmes/strategies and to present lessons learned to assist countries in drafting legislative reforms related to REDD+.

Participatory Governance Assessment Provincial Consultation workshop report

29/03/2013 - 15:27

March 6th 2013, the research team held a consultation workshop in Da Lat with relevant stakeholders from the province and REDD+ pilot districts

Job Advertisement: The project “Support for the REDD+ Readiness Preparation in Vietnam” (Deadline: April 2, 2013)

16/03/2013 - 20:09

The Project is seeking for the following positions to work for Project Management Unit (PMU):
- One (01) Project Coordinator: full-time
- One (01) National REDD+ Specialist: full-time
- One (01) National Forestry Specialist: full-time
- One (01) National Communication Officer: full-time
- One (01) Secretary cum Interpreter: full-time
- One (01) Accountant cum Administrator: full-time
- One (01) Procurement Specialist: part-time

Joint Declaration between the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Kingdom of Norway on REDD+

04/03/2013 - 22:05

Tree allometric equation development for estimation of forest above-ground biomass in Viet Nam

01/03/2013 - 11:19

The results of the work are consolidated in a series of reports composed of parts A and B. Part A is provided the introduction and background, and summaries the main outcomes of all six studies undertaken for the development of allometric equations as mentioned above. Part B is composed of six further reports for the six respective studies.

New Funding for Climate and Forests Protection

26/01/2013 - 22:51

Washington, January 10, 2013 – In a boost for global efforts to combat climate change and tropical deforestation, Finland, Germany, and Norway have each announced new financial contributions totaling approximately US$180 million to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), the World Bank administered facility that was set up to compensate developing countries for reductions in carbon dioxide emissions achieved by preserving their forests.

Report: Designing a Land Monitoring System for REDD+ in Vietnam: Review of regulations and programmes and recommendations

25/01/2013 - 11:31

This technical report comprehensively introduces the government regulations and programmes related to forest inventorying, monitoring and assessment from the past and present in Vietnam. This report was put together as a first step for the consideration of a land monitoring system for REDD+.

The validation workshop for UN-REDD Viet Nam Phase II Programme

18/01/2013 - 17:40

The validation workshop for UN-REDD Viet Nam Phase II Programme was organized on the 17th January 2013 at the Flower Garden Hotel, Ha Noi. The objective is to gain confidence from stakeholders, including civil society, of the core elements of the Programme.

Viet Nam, Norway and UN Announce US$30 Million for REDD+ in Viet Nam at UN-REDD COP18 Event

06/12/2012 - 09:30

Norway signed a US$30 million financing agreement with the United Nations to support a second phase of the UN-REDD National Programme in Viet Nam. This second phase (2012-2015) will significantly scale up the work Viet Nam has been doing, with support from Norway and the UN-REDD Programme since 2009, to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+).