FGM Workshop Background Paper - REDD - VietNam

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This document on forest governance monitoring in Vietnam has benefitted from the contributions and insights of several organizations and persons which is gratefully acknowledged by the authors. First of all, special high appreciation is to Tran Huu Nghi, Arend Jan van Bodegom, and Savenije Herman, because the background paper could not be completed without their valuable contributions. My sincere thanks goes to Dr. Nguyen Ba Ngai, Nguyen Huu Dung, Cao Chi Cong, Nguyen Tuong Van, Dr. Nguyen Nghia Bien, Doan Diem, Nguyen Ton Quyen, Huynh Thach, Vu Long, To Dinh Mai, Pham Minh Thoa, Dr. Pham Xuan Phuong, and Dr. To Xuan Phuc for their patience in answering demanding and complex questions from the national consultant. Many thanks also to Vu Thanh Nam, Le Cong Uan, Dr. Ho Van Cu, Tran Le Huy, To Manh Tien, and Huynh Thach for their patient assessment of Viet Nam FGM against the FAO FGM framework consisting of 13 components and 77 sub-components. I am extremely grateful to Lauri Vesa; Rametsteiner, Ewald; Akiko Inoguchi; Leppanen, Mikko; Cheney, Emelyne; Ho Manh Tuong; Dr. Nguyen Phu Hung; and Tore Langhelle. I gratefully acknowledge numerous other colleagues who provided valuable inputs to the development of this document, especially Stephanie Lackey for English language edit for the document. 8
1.1 Background and context Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION Due to the increasing recognition of the importance of forest governance quality on progress towards SFM, FLEGT and the reduction of deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+), increasingly many efforts are taken to monitor and report forest governance and governance quality. Several initiatives and different methodologies exist for monitoring and reporting forest governance, including those related to Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG), reporting based on SFM criteria and indicators and on international agreements, as well as those of the World Bank. Recently, the REDD negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change have agreed on safeguards, initiative of EU FLEGT VPA, and timber supply chain policy of different governments that relate to forest governance, further increasing the need for monitoring. However, perhaps most importantly, forest governance monitoring systems at the country level need to meet national monitoring needs in order to be relevant. This means that monitoring of forest governance should be most of all useful to better fulfill national and local priorities for forest management. Any forest governance monitoring that is established by countries needs to be feasible, cost-effective, reliable (verifiable), allow reliable measurement of change over time, and fulfill international reporting requirements. To meet these goals, Government of Vietnam (MARD) has requested the assistance of FAO to help integrate forest governance monitoring into national-forest related monitoring systems. The work on forest governance monitoring is undertaken in the context of the FAO/Finland 1 work on a National Forest Assessment (NFA) system. To this end, FAO is providing support through the services of a national consultant and international technical consultants. As a first step, from June to October 2011, the national consultant carried out a scoping study in collaboration with and with inputs from several organizations of the Vietnamese Government and other stakeholders. The aim of the study – that has been based on review of relevant documentation and stakeholder interviews - was to inventory and assess the present status of FGM and propose steps to develop a preliminary proposal for strengthening FG monitoring. The results of the study are laid down in the present draft report. The report will serve as the background document for the multi-stakeholder consultation workshop on 5-7 December 2011, where the results, key issues and main questions and proposals of the report will be evaluated as a basis to provide concrete, practical recommendations for next steps to take. The background paper consists of 6 chapters: • Background; • Rationale for strengthening forest governance monitoring in Viet Nam; • Forest governance monitoring in Viet Nam – Maim findings; 1 FAO Finland Forestry Programme: “Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enhancing its Contribution to Sustainable Development, Land use and Livelihoods” 9
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conversion of forest. ST 67 Number
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for export to EU market. 139 Number
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Chapter 6: CONCLUSION Due to the in
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1 Dr. Nguyễn Bá Ngãi Vice direc
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