In a collaborative effort to combat deforestation and restore critical habitat, several organizations joined forces to launch the "Regreening Forest 2024" initiative. Held on June 2nd in Van Ho commune, Son La province, the event marks a significant step towards a long-term goal of restoring 500 hectares of forest along the ecological corridor connecting Hoa Binh and Son La provinces.
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Workshop “Strengthening Policies and Financing for Sustainable Development of Longer Rotation Forest Plantation in Vietnam”
On June 23-24, PanNature collaborated with International Union for Conservation of Nature Netherlands (IUCN NL), organized workshop “Strengthening Policies and Financing for Sustainable Development of Longer Rotation Forest Plantation in Vietnam”.
The workshop has created a forum among enterprises, investors, forest plantation households, experts and governance agencies to identify challenges and propose policies on investment and finance support for developing large timber and longer rotation forest plantation in Vietnam, aiming at economically and environmentally sustainable forest landscape development.
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On June 24th, the delegates visited a forest plantation household in Hoa Phu commune, Hoa Vang district, Da Nang province.
Introduction of IUCN Netherlands
Jan Willem, IUCN Netherlands
Over view on Policies and Opportunities of Large Timber Forest Plantation in Vietnam (Vietnamese)
Dr. Bui Chinh Nghia, Department of Forestry Production Development
Large timber plantation – Experiences and Results (Vietnamese)
Tien Phong Forestry Company
National Agriculture Extension Center
Large timber planatation policies challenges in Vietnam (Vietnamese)
Finance Support – Forest restoration projects, forest plantation for saw log timber
Mrs. Le Thuy Anh – Project Coordinator KfW Hanoi Office
The Climate-Smart Credit System for Agri-Lenders – Obadiah Ngigi, Co-founder-F3 Life
Mr. Nguyen Vinh Quang, To Xuan Phuc, Naomi Basik Treanor, Nguyen Ton Quyen, Cao Thi Cam
VIFORES, ForestTrends