On 30 November 2022, in Ha Noi City, Viet Nam, The Forest Science Centre of North-Eastern Viet Nam (FSNE) that belongs to the Vietnamese Academy of Forestry Sciences (VAFS), organized the Annual Steering Committee Meeting in 2022 of the AFoCO Project “Improving Pinus caribaea Morelet for Plantation on Degraded Land in Viet Nam’s Northern Mountainous Region” that to be funded by the Asian Forestry Cooperation Organization (AFoCO). The objectives of the Meeting were to review the implementation … [Read more...]
The Annual Steering Committee Meeting in 2022 of the AFoCO Project: Improving Pinus caribaea Morelet for Plantation on Degraded Land in Viet Nam’s Northern Mountainous Region
December 5, 2022 by
Mid-term Workshop of the AFoCO Project “Improving Pinus caribaea Morelet for plantation on degraded land in Viet Nam’s Northern mountainous region”
June 28, 2022 by
On 27 June 2022, in Ha Noi city, Viet Nam, The Forest Science Centre of North-Eastern Viet Nam (FSNE), under the Vietnamese Academy of Forestry Sciences (VAFS), organized the Mid-term Workshop of the AFoCO Project “Improving Pinus caribaea Morelet for plantation on degraded land in Viet Nam's Northern mountainous region” funded by the Asian Forestry Cooperation Organization (AFoCO). The workshop was held to review the progress and achievements of the Project, also to discuss the implementation … [Read more...]
Inception workshop of the Project “Capacity building of wood ID for Vietnam toward development and effective operation of V-WISC in Vietnam”
June 23, 2022 by
On 22 June 2022, the Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences (VAFS) in collaboration with the United States Forest Service (USFS) organized the inception workshop of the Project “Capacity building of wood identification for Vietnam toward development and effective operation of V-WISC in Vietnam” to introduce the project, its objectives and activities and also to discuss the implementation plan of the project. Prof. Dr. Vo Dai Hai, President of VAFS, gave opening remarks Mr. … [Read more...]
Project Inception Workshop “Promoting Sustainable Forest Products Management of Forest Companies in Vietnam”
June 20, 2017 by
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...]
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...]
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...]
Notification of organizing PhD thesis of state level
May 22, 2014 by
1) Name of fellow: Mr. Ho Thanh Ha 2) Name of thesis: Mapping of productivity level for Acacia hibrid forest in Thừa Thiên Huế province. 3) Specific field: Forest planning and inventory; Code: 62 62 02 08 4) Scientific instructor: Assoc. Dr. Vu Tien Hinh 5) Time and date: 8:30, 27th May 2014 6) Place: The office of Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences Duc Thang Ward, North Tu Liem District, Ha Noi city, Viet Nam Invite all people are interested in the … [Read more...]
Project “Enhancement of production of Acacia and Eucalypt peeled and sliced veneer products in Vietnam and Australia”
May 8, 2014 by
Background Vietnam has a very large furniture production and export industry, with exports worth US$2.8 billion in 2008. Timber for this industry is to a large extent imported – at very substantial cost (US$854 million in 2009). Vietnam also has a very large plantation estate of acacias (300-400k ha) and eucalypts (500k ha). ACIAR has provided much support in establishing and improving this resource. The resource has been used largely for the production of low value pulpwood. Acacias and … [Read more...]
IUFRO Acacia 2014 – “Sustaining the Future of Acacia Plantation Forestry” booklet
May 6, 2014 by
Full booklet download: http://iufroacacia2014.com.vn/sites/default/files/booklet.pdf … [Read more...]
MOU signed between VAFS and TBI
April 25, 2014 by
In the afternoon 24 April 2014, the Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences (VAFS) and the Tropenbos International Netherlands (TBI) signed the memorandum of understanding at the office of VAFS. Attending the ceremony, the VAFS’s participants have Ass. Prof. Dr. Vo Dai Hai - President, Dr. Doan Van Thu - Vice President, leaderships of some departments and branches in Hanoi. The TBI’s participants have Prof. Dr. Gene Boot - Director General of TBI and Mr. Tran Huu Nghi - Director of TBI … [Read more...]
