Supporting Vietnam in responding to REDD+ safeguards, the project is identifying and testing possible mechanisms that promote conservation of forest biodiversity through policy research, advice and on-the-ground pilot demonstration activities. Find out more
The multi-donor CBFF supports Governments, Civil Society Organisations and the Private Sector to develop and implement local transformative and innovative initiatives, to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in the Congo Basin.
The programme aims to strengthen the capacity of target countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and Vietnam) to achieve meaningful and sustained reductions in GHG emissions from the forestry-land use sector while assisting them in benefitting from the emerging international REDD+ framework. Find out more
Exploring the technical and economic feasibility of forest carbon stock enhancement strategies in pilot sites across Vietnam and Lao PDR. These include mangroves, peat swamp Melaleuca and evergreen montane forest. Find out more
Exploring the viability of expanding FSC certification beyond timber to include additional ecosystem services produced from forest, including carbon and watershed services, in Vietnam. The project will also determine the national and international market demand for ecosystem services. Find out more
Providing incentives for mangrove conservation that link climate change adaptation, mitigation, and sustainable aquaculture.
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SNV believes that the success of any REDD+ (Reducing Emissions through Deforestation and Forest Degradation) scheme will ultimately depend on how effectively it is designed and introduced. Our experience has shown that lasting solutions for the protection and sustainable management of forests can only be generated if there is the will and ability of the state to make changes and if forest dependent communities have real and reliable incentives to manage forests. SNV has identified six areas for intervention necessary to make REDD+ work, while supporting the poor and enhancing biodiversity. They are: