FGM Workshop Background Paper - REDD - VietNam

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF TABLES 4
LIST OF FIGURES 5
LIST OF BOXES 6
ACRONYMS AND ABBRIVIATIONS 7
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 8
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 9
1.1. Background and context 9
1.2. Method of preparation of the background paper for the workshop 10
Chapter 2: RATIONALE FOR STRENTHENING FGM IN VIETNAM 12
2.1. What is Forest Governance? 12
2.2. Why strengthen forest governance? 16
2.3. Why monitor forest governance? 18
2.4. Principles of effective forest governance monitoring 20
Transparency: 20
Accountability: 21
Effectiveness: 21
Participation : 21
Fairness 22
Efficiency: 22
Chapter 3: FOREST GOVERNANCE MONITORING IN VIETNAM –
MAIN FINDINGS 25
3.1. Vietnam policy, legal, institutional and regulatory framework:
introduction 25
3.2. Sustainable Forest Management and Development 27
3.2.1. Forestry land and 3 types of forest 28
3.2.2. Forest and forest land rental and allocation 29
3.2.3. State forest enterprise restructuring 31
3.2.4. Timber harvesting from natural forests 34
3.2.5. Forest conversion into rubber plantation and other purposes 34
3.2.6. Beneficiary policy 35
3.3. Program of Forest protection and conservation, PES and Forest
Finance 37
3.3.1. Forest Protection 38
3.3.2. Handling of violations related to forest 39
3.3.3. Forest fire prevention and fire fighting 41
3.3.4. Protection forests and special-use forests 42
3.3.5. Forest environmental services 43
3.3.6. Forestry finance 44
3.4. Program “Forest Products Processing and Trade” 46
3.5. Planning and decision-making processes 47
3.5.1. Forest governance cycle 47
3.5.2. Planning and decision making process 48
3.5.3. Planning and decision making at provincial and local level 49
3.6. Implementation, enforcement and compliance 51
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