Current Status of REDD+ in Vietnam
International Technical Seminar Toward Developing
a framework of global REDD+-Scaling up of demonstration activities and integrating
players’ rolesFeb 7-8 2012

Noriyoshi Kitamura
Forestry Program Adviser
Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST)/JICA

1. Introduction
2. Progress made so far and Next Steps
3. Existing policies and institutions as
REDD+ platform
4. National REDD+ Program (draft)1. Introduction- Climate Change and GOV- Background of REDD+- Forest situation

Climate Change and GOV• Vietnam is identified as one of the countries most severelyaffected by negative impacts of climate change in theworld;• GOV has strongly engaged in the international efforts torespond to climate change and committed to REDD+;• Vietnam is selected a pilot country of both of the Quick
Start Initiatives i.e. UN-REDD Programme and FCPF;• National Target Program to Respond to Climate Change
formulated in Dec. 2008; National Strategy on Climate
Change, which includes REDD+, approved in Dec 2011;• National REDD+ Network, Working Group and Sub-TWGs
established in 2009• National Steering Committee for REDD+ and VN REDD+
Office established in Jan. 2011
• National REDD+ Program drafted for consultation in Nov
2011

Background to REDD+• Area of forestland (13.4 million ha) with high diversity
from conifer to evergreen and mangrove forests, also a
hotspot of biodiversity• Rural population dependent on forest and forest land
• U-shape of forest cover but continuous deforestationand degradation in parts of country• Existing policies and institutions as platform for REDD+
mechanism and implementation; Owner/Forest Land
Allocation, Forest Protection Contracts, PFES etc.
• Linkage with FLEGT and regional cooperation forlegality assurance and leakage risk mitigation;• Good coordination with development partners in theforestry sector esp. WB, ADB, UN agencies, Japan,
Germany, Australia, Finland, etc. under FSSPForest coverage VS Population (1943-2006)
5080

4570
33.8

34.3

35.8

36.7
37

38.3

32.1

60

27.2

28.2

40
3530

30

2550

2040

15103052001943 1976 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006
Population
Rural pop.
Forest coverForest coverage (%)

Population (Mill. pers)

43

Status of Forest cover change ofsome regions in Vietnam

Central High Land,
South East Regions

South centralRegion

Nothern MountainRegionForest Area and Management Entities
1. Forest area by category at end 2010
Special Use Forest (SUF):
2.0 million haProtection Forest (PTF):
4.8 million ha
Production Forest (PDF):
6.4 million haTotal:
13.4 million ha (39.5%)(Natural forest: 10.3 million ha, Plantation forest: 3.1 million ha)
2. Forest area by management entity
Management Boards (SUF/PTF):
4.8 M haState Forest Enterprises (PDF):
2.0 M haCommune Peoples’ Committees:
2.1 M haHouseholds and Individuals (PDF): 3.4 M haOthers:
0.8 M haContrast situations in different regions2. Progress and Next Steps- Institutional set-up for REDD+ establishment- Brief introduction of 5th REDD+ Network
Meeting in Dec 15, 2011
- REL/RL- MRV- BDS- REDD+ Legal Framework

REDD+ steering committeeViệt NamViệt Nam REDD+ Office

National REDD+ Network

Policy- making level

Management andcoordinating level
Support andimplementation level

TWG on REDD+STWG on MRVSTWG on Forest
Governance

STWG on BDS

Provincial REDD+ Taskforce

District REDD+ Taskforce

Other STWGs

Agenda of 5th REDD+ NW Meeting in Dec 2011
• Key results of COP 17• Update on key REDD+ activities in Vietnam, and followup on recommendations presented by STWGs at last
Network meeting• Report from Sub-Technical Working Groups & action
plan for 2012
(MRV, BDS, Local Implementation, Governance,Private Sector Engagement)• Formulation of the REDD Network action plan for 2012
• Group discussion by STWG
• Proposal on strengthening Vietnam REDD+ Office• Conclusions & closing

REL/RL• Improvement of forest maps and NFI data for 5 time points• Creation of forest change matrix• Development of interim REL/RL at national and subnational level• Sharing REL/RL experiences at SBSTA Expert Meeting inNov 2012
Next steps• Level and Activities; National, Sub-national, RED, REDD,REDD+• Sub-national; Region, Province, Eco-region• Consideration of national circumstances• Projection; simple regression, average, model withvariables

MRV• Manual for Participatory Carbon Monitoring• MRV Framework Document (Ver. 1 draft 3)• Forest eco-stratification

Next Steps• Design of new NFI for implementation in 2013-15• Institutional set-up for MRV involving MARD,MONRE, research institutes, etc.
• Linkage with national GHG-I

Benefit Distribution System• BDS Study and follow-up study• Discussion on REDD Fund; objectives, management,linkage with MRV, etc.
• Discussion on payment; types (participation,performance, results), modalities (cash, in-kind),level, R-coefficient
Next Steps• Finalize BDS at national level (REDD+ Fund, fundallocation)• Design R-coefficient• Pilot in Provinces

REDD+ Legal Framework
Identification of necessary revision and formulation of newlegislation
Revision- Coordination in land use planning- Coordination in forest management andmanagement

forest land

New legislation- Financial management; REDD+ Fund and BDS- Carbon trade in voluntary, compliance and other markets- Carbon (credit) rights- MRV3. Existing platform for REDD+
1. Policy- Forest land allocation; Owner for every parcel offorest land (11.2 million ha for 1.2 million owners)- Forest protection contracts; 2 million ha undercontract between HH with PTF/SUF Management
Boards (fixed amount paid to HH)- PFES; Nation-wide implementation in 2012
- Pilot in two Provinces from 2009
- Cash payment to forest owners and contract
holders according to forest conditions (K coefficient)- Hydro power, water supplier, industrial waterusers, tourism business, CO2 sequestration,aquaculture

3. Existing platform for REDD+
2. Institutions- Management entities; HH, individuals, communities,Management Boards, SFE, etc.
- Forest Protection and Development Fund (Centraland Province); PFES implementation, REDD+ Fund (?)- Local administration (Province, District, Communes);
Responsible for land allocation, oversee forestowners, PFES implementation with guidelines from
central level

3. Data- Forest owner, location, area, conditions

4. NRP• Draft in circulation for consultation with inside andoutside of GOV• Comprehensive covering REL/RL, MRV, Financialmanagement, Legal framework, PaMs, Safeguards,
Implementation mechanism• Phased approach2011-15; System development at central level
Demonstration activities in selected
Provinces including pilot BDS
2016-20; National system completedExpansion of REDD+ activities to all
forested Provinces
2020- ; Full REDD+ implementation under UNFCCC

Thank You!