Natural resource governance and biodiversity conservation
20/07/2021
In June 2021, household groups participating in community forest management in Thuong Lo commune, Nam Dong district, Thua Thien Hue province developed sustainable forest management plans for community. This activity was consulted by the Centre for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD), University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University. With CRD’s consultation, household groups participating […]
23/06/2021
From the 4th to the 30th of May, community forest management households in Thuong Lo commune, Nam Dong district, Thua Thien Hue province have checked status of 7 allocated forest areas. This activity has been consulted by the Centre for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD), University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University and received […]
21/01/2021
A training workshop on developing policy briefs for Voluntary Partnership Agreements in Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VPA/FLEGT) was held over two days in Quy Nhon City on 28-29 December. The workshop, organised by GIZ in collaboration with the Centre for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD), was held to support non-state actors (NSAs) […]
31/12/2020
The project “Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Viet Nam” organized two information sharing sessions on the “The implementation of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VPA FLEGT)” on the 17th and 25th of December, 2020. Seminar for state agencies The activities were funded by […]
09/11/2020
In October, the Center for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD), University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University organized 11 meetings to conduct mid-term evaluation of forest management in 11 communities and household groups of Thượng Lộ commune, Nam Đông district, Thừa Thiên Huế province. The activity was organized within the project “Strengthening CSOs and […]
03/07/2020
On June 18th, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of A Lưới district organized the completion conference of the project “Strengthening capacity on forest resources and biodiversity conservation in association with sustainable livelihood development for ethnic minorities living near the Saola Nature Reserve” in A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên Huế province. The project was funded […]
17/06/2020
From May 28th to June 13th 2020, the Center for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD) organized five trainings on “Introduction to VPA-FLEGT Agreement and legal timber requirements for forest planting households” in Huế City. There were 73 participants representing 32 branches of the Association of FSC certified households in Quảng Trị province in the […]
15/06/2020
In 2019, Hương Nguyên commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên Huế province recorded no case of deforestation. Hương Nguyên commune is located between the buffer zone and core zone of Saola Nature Reserve and the life is still a hard struggle. It used to be considered as a deforestation hotspot; so the record can be […]
08/06/2020
From May 9th to May 27th, hamlet communities of Dỗi, Cha Măng, La Hố and Mụ Nằm in Thượng Lộ commune, Nam Đông district, Thừa Thiên Huế province checked the status of 4 community forest areas. This activity is within the framework of the project “Strengthening CSOs and CBOs to Accelerate Conservation Efforts in the […]
19/05/2020
The Center of Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD) in cooperation with VPA-FLEGT support group in Quang Tri organized a training practice on “Introduction to VPA-FLEGT Agreement and technical assistance for forest planting households” on May 16th in Dong Ha city, Quang Tri province. This training practice was followed by theories that trainees learnt in […]
17/05/2020
In May 8-9, a training course on Introduction of Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VPA-FLEGT) and Technical support method for household forest growers were conducted by Center for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD), University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University and Quang Tri VPA-FLEGT implementation supporting CSOs network for […]
18/03/2020
On March 13-15, monitoring the first forest protection patrol in the first phase of 2020 was conducted by the Center for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD), Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry in collaboration with Nam Dong District Forest Protection Department, and representatives of Thuong Lo Commune People’s Committee and 03 forest management household […]