Forest conservationCompleted

Vietnam Emission Reductions Program (FCPF, North Central Region)

A World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility programme covering six North Central provinces and more than five million hectares, structured to pay Vietnam's government up to US$51.5 million for 10.3 million tonnes of verified emission reductions through a 2018-2024 Emission Reductions Payment Agreement.

North Central Region, Vietnam (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue)State-managed forest landscapenone (FCPF Carbon Fund Emission Reductions Payment Agreement, not a voluntary registry)
Image credit
Part of mountain range in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park. Location context only; not a photograph of project implementation.Location context · Tansincos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2006 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorGovernment of Vietnam, with the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility as delivery partner
EcosystemState-managed forest landscape
Standardnone (FCPF Carbon Fund Emission Reductions Payment Agreement, not a voluntary registry)
StatusCompleted
LocationNorth Central Region, Vietnam (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue)
Overview

Inside the project

The programme's own description frames it as addressing deforestation drivers tied to agricultural commodity production.

It runs a participatory forest management approach that engages local communities and ethnic minorities in state forest management.

5,000,000+ ha
Programme area
51.5M USD
Payment for reductions
10.3M tCO2e
Emission reductions target

Objectives

  • Reduce deforestation drivers tied to agricultural commodity production
  • Deliver 10.3 million tonnes of verified emission reductions
  • Engage local communities and ethnic minorities in state forest management

Approach

  • A results-based Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (2018-2024) administered by the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, not a voluntary carbon registry.

Sources

Inspect 1 source
  1. forestcarbonpartnership.org ↗https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/country/vietnam

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