Goals & Objectives
The project aims to develop and transfer techniques and awareness of forest land degradation classification the degradation and application of integrated technical measures for degradation rehabilitation of forest land through 20 ha of demonstration models in 4 Northwest provinces, Viet Nam.
- Develop integrated technical measures corresponding to different degradation levels of forest land classified in the Northwest;
- Establish and evaluate the effectiveness of four models of degraded forest land rehabilitation in four Northwest provinces through the application of integrated technical measures in combination with advanced scientific technology;
- Compile technical guidelines on degraded forest land rehabilitation and policy briefs on sustainable management and use of degraded and potentially deserted forest land in the Northwest region; and
- Transfer techniques and awareness of project model establishment to relevant stakeholders.
Main Activities
Objective 1
- Develop a set of criteria and indicators to assess and classify the levels of forest land degradation in 4 provinces of the Northwest region;
- Survey, assess and classify the current status of forest land degradation in 4 provinces of the Northwest region; and
- Develop the current status map of forest land degradation in the Northwest region;
Objective 2
- Technical design and establishment of enrichment of poor forest model on nearly degraded protection forest land in Hoa Binh (7 ha), Lai Chau (7 ha), Dien Bien (3 ha), and Son La (3 ha) province; and
- Tending, protecting and monitoring enrichment of poor forest model on nearly degraded protection forest land in Hoa Binh province (7 ha) Lai Chau (7 ha), Dien Bien (3 ha), and Son La (3 ha) province.
Objective 3
- Development of technical guidelines on degraded forest land rehabilitation in the Northwest region;
- Development of policy briefs on sustainable management and use of degraded and potentially deserted forest land in the Northwest region; and
- Consultation to complete technical guidelines and policy briefs.
Objective 4
- Organize training courses on model selection associated with different degradation levels of forest land;
- Organize training courses on techniques of forest rehabilitation on degraded forest land (planting, tending and protecting techniques);
- Workshop to introduce the project’s rehabilitation models and share experience on sustainable rehabilitation of degraded and potentially deserted forest land; and
- Produce and publish technical manuals, and communication/media products to introduce the project’s rehabilitation models and share experience on sustainable rehabilitation of degraded and potentially deserted forest land in the Northwest.
Expected Outputs
- Current status of forest land degradation surveyed and assessed;
- Rehabilitation models technically designed and established in the four project regions;
- Rehabilitation model sites successfully maintained and monitored;
- Technical guidelines and policy briefs developed; and
- Training/capacity building organized and transfer the results into publication/production.
