FGM Workshop Background Paper - REDD - VietNam

• The implementing progress is slow (up to February 2010): in Lâm Đồng just
paying 20, 23% of the pilot area and in Sơn La just with 9/156 communes of
12, 9% of the pilot area. Reason is that the forest status and forest boundary
have not been defined. Besides, catchment’s area and fields are not clear on
maps There is lack of budget to screen forest;
• Confusion in the establishment Forest Protection and Development Fund
(FPDF) in the localities;
• Regulation of “K” factor is difficult when forest quality is not grasped;
• Collaboration with ministries and the pilot localities is not close enough,
especially pilot budget arrangement for the provinces.
What is monitored/ measured already?
• Information from box 20 and the information in the first bullit above
What needs to monitored/measured in the future?
• Number of provinces having clearly defined principles, calculation method and
procedure for paying for forest environmental service.
• Number of organizations, households who are entitle to get payment for forest
environmental service provided, but payment has not been made.
• Number of provinces having clearly defined area providing forest
environmental services.
• Number of provinces having clearly defined forest status with “K” – pay
coefficient.
• Number of provinces having clearly defined in-the-field forest boundaries of
organizations and households providing forest environmental service.
3.3.6. Forestry finance
Box 21: Status of forestry finance
• Decision 147/2007/ QĐ-TTg dated 10/9/2007 issued by the prime
minister for production forest development.
• Circular 02/2008/TTLT-BKH-NN-TC dated 23/6/2008 jointly issued by
MPI, MARD, and MOF on guidelines for implementation of Decision
147/2007/ QĐ-TTg dated 10/9/2007
• Decree 05/2008/NĐ-CP dated 14/1/2008 issued by the government on
establishment, management and use of fund for forest protection and
development.
• Decision 114/2008/QĐ-BNN dated 28/11/2008 issued by MARD on
establishment of fund for forest protection and development.
• Law on natural resources tax 2009.
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