Sustainable forest management and forest certification is one of the top priorities in the forestry sector in Vietnam. The Forestry Development Strategy 2006-2020 sets the target to achieve at least 30% of production forest areas will have certification of sustainable forest management by 2020. However, the implementation of sustainable forest management and forest certification in Vietnam is far behind the expected targets. As of 2016, about 205,000 ha of forest are certified for sustainable … [Read more...]
Project Inception Workshop “Promoting Sustainable Forest Products Management of Forest Companies in Vietnam”
June 20, 2017 by
GFOI Plenary 2017 from 9-12 April 2017 in Viet Nam
February 28, 2017 by
Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), together with the Forest Inventory and Planning Institute (FIPI) of Vietnam and partners, will host the annual GFOI Plenary meeting of 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 9 to 12 April. The open plenary sessions will be held on 11-12 April, with additional invitation only meetings being held on 9-10 April. The Plenary meetings will gather GFOI partners from around the world to discuss the latest developments in national forest monitoring issues … [Read more...]
Helping BacKan farmers to enhance peeled vener production
December 27, 2016 by
The ACIAR’ project FST/2008/039 “Enhancement of production of Acacia and Eucalyptus peeled and sliced veneer products in Vietnam and Australia” has been conducted over 4-year period from 2012 to 2016 with the involvement of the University of Melbourne (MoU), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of Queensland (DAF), Vietnamese Academic of Forest sciences (VAFS), Vietnamese University of Forestry (VFU) and Center for Agriculture Policies (CAP). Vietnam has more than three million hectare of … [Read more...]
The Second National Policy Dialogue on Strengthening Forest Tenure for Sustaining Livelihoods and Generating Income
April 12, 2016 by
Strong and secure forest tenures for forest-dependent communities in Viet Nam are a necessary condition for improved income and sustainable livelihoods. Strengthening forest tenure systems in the country is necessary if forest-dependent communities are to benefit from forests and forestry activities, as weak and contested tenures commonly results in conflict. To address this issue, FAO has prepared a set of voluntary guidelines, ‘Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of … [Read more...]
The distribution of powers and responsibilities affecting forests, land use, and REDD+ across levels and sectors in Vietnam
November 3, 2015 by
Introduction This report was commissioned under CIFOR’s Global Comparative Study on REDD+, as part of a research module on multilevel governance and carbon management at the landscape scale. Its purpose is to describe the distribution of powers and responsibilities related to land use, forests, and ecosystem services and, by extension, to REDD+ among the different levels and sectors of the Vietnamese government. To that end it reviews laws dealing explicitly with different sectors … [Read more...]
Vietnam Journal of Forest Science Number 1-2015
May 19, 2015 by
TẠP CHÍ KHOA HỌC LÂM NGHIỆP SỐ 1 – 2015 1. Đa dạng thực vật thân gỗ tự nhiên và hiện trạng khai thác tài nguyên thực vật rừng tại khu bảo tồn biển Cù Lao Chàm - thành phố Hội An Phạm Thị Kim Thoa Diversity of natural woody plants and current state plants exploitation in primary forest at Cham island, Hoi An city 3669 2. Đánh giá khả năng chịu hạn và chịu nóng của các dòng Keo lá liềm (Acacia crassicarpa) giai đoạn 4 tháng tuổi ở vườn ươm Đặng Thái Dương Drought and … [Read more...]
POLICY IN BRIEF – Call for a Tree Domestication Strategy in Vietnam
March 28, 2015 by
A national strategy for tree domestication is needed to guide efforts to promote conservation and use of priority indigenous tree species in Vietnam. - Investment policies are needed to support breeding production and promote breeds quality management. - Eco-physiological characterisation is needed to study a range of tree species that are well matched to varying environment conditions and climate change. - Conservation efforts should be performed at both genebank and on-farm levels in … [Read more...]
Forestry Certification Workshop 2014 on 8 December 2014 at Hanoi, Vietnam
October 29, 2014 by
These days, the increasing demand for forestry materials and products is raising the public’s awareness about these materials and products’ sustainability. The issues of global warming, which are emerging alongside the issues of climate change, deforestation, and illegal logging, are concerning people across the globe. In recent years, focus on forestry-based industries, as one of the leading causes of deforestation globally has grown. However, in reality, the existence of a viable and … [Read more...]
Vietnam Journal of Forest Science Number 3-2014
October 28, 2014 by
Kết quả bước đầu khảo nghiệm một số dòng cây Macadamia trên địa bàn tỉnh Lai Châu Bùi Thanh Hằng, Phạm Quang Tuyến, Nguyễn Thị Vân Anh, Đỗ Thị Thanh Hà, Trần Anh Hải Initial results of testing of macadamia clones in Lai Chau province 3373 Đánh giá đa dạng di truyền các xuất xứ cây Lai (Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd) bằng chỉ thị phân tử RAPD Trần Đức Vượng, Bùi Ngọc Quang, Lương Văn Tiến, Hoàng Văn Thắng, Trần Hồ Quang Study genetic diversity of … [Read more...]
Regional Workshop on Payment for Environmental Services on 24-25 November 2014 at Hanoi, Vietnam
October 23, 2014 by
The Workshop will be jointly organized by the Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences (VAFS) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The Workshop will be organized on 24-25 November 2014 at Hanoi, Vietnam aimed at the following objectives: Presentation of key approaches and lessons learnt for design and implementation of payment for environmental services in different country studied as well as … [Read more...]
