Environment and natural resources
Forests and forestry
Policy brief: A model for restoring forests and impoving livelihoods in Viet Nam

This policy brief describes how production-driven partnerships between forest communities and the private sector, with government support, can improve livelihoods and economic development while restoring forest landscapes. It addresses the lack of effective, self-sustaining models for community livelihood development based on the sustainable trade of ...
RECOFTC
Locally Controlled Forest Restoration (LoCoFoRest) training programme: calls for application

The LoCoFoRest (Locally Controlled Forest Restoration) training programme focuses on one critical question: How can we scale up restoration of forest landscapes while securing the prosperity of local communities and maintaining and improving ecosystem services?LoCoFoRest will build capacity in national, regional and local institutions and ...
Swedish Forest Agency
WWF Contributes to the Development of Viet Nam Timber Legality Assurance System - a Critical Step in Promoting Legal Timber Supply Chains

In an effort to ensure the legality of its entire timber supply chain and exports, Viet Nam has developed a draft Timber Legality Assurance System (VNTLAS) Decree to go into effect later this year.VNTLAS is a part of Viet Nam’s Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with ...
WWF Vietnam
Data literacy training

IntroductionData literacy is the ability to read, understand, work with, analyze, and argue with data. It is also the ability to derive meaningful information from data. Data literacy is not simply the ability to read the text since it requires quantitative and analytical skills (for ...
Open Development Vietnam
Reporters break forests news that stop illegal logging

Media coverage on forest governance has inspired Vietnamese authorities to take action to stop illegal logging and deforestation.In Viet Nam, PanNature is building the capacity of journalists to investigate the health of forests and assess weaknesses in forestry policies and enforcement to inform the public ...
Voices for Mekong Forests
Serial Offender: Vietnam’s continued imports of illegal Cambodian timber

This report was written and edited by the Environmental Investigation Agency UK Ltd. This document has been produced with the financial assistance of UKaid and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of EIA.Full report ...
EIA
USAID Green Annamites Project - Request For Applications (RFA): Small Grants Program
The USAID Green Annamites (GA) Project (the Project) is a $24 million project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (“USAID”) and implemented by ECODIT LLC (“ECODIT”) in partnership with provincial governments in Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces. The objective of ...
NGO Resource Centre
Science seminar: Conflicts in accessing forestry resources and political aspects of justice

The Understanding Vietnam Forum, the Institute of Cultural Research (ICS) and the Center for Sustainable Development in Mountainous Areas (CSDM) will organize a science seminar titled “Conflicts in accessing forestry resources and political aspects of justice”.The seminar will be held from 8:30 am to 11:45 ...
Understanding Vietnam