Information sharing about VPA/FLEGT implementation
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 […]
Mid-term evaluation of forest management in communities/household groups
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 […]
Project completion in Hương Nguyên commune: Success from prospective models
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 […]
Trainings on legal timber requirements for forest planting households
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 […]
Local communities actively participated in forest management and protection
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 […]