Resources
ACTIVITY SUMMARY: Climate Smart Livelihoods to Support Sustainable Forest Management
Over the past years, changing climatic conditions and overexploitation of forest resources are putting stress on the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities throughout Vietnam. The USAID-funded Vietnam Forests and Deltas Program is working with ethnic minority communes in the upland forests of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces to design and implement climate smart livelihood models […]
SUCCESS STORY: Participatory Forest Land Allocation in Thanh Hoa
Vietnam’s forest lands are property of the state and have long been under centralized management. However, alarming rates of deforestation and forest degradation in the 1980s made it clear that the system in place lacked the resources for effectively protecting the country’s vital forest areas. Gradually the important role of local people in forest management […]
SUCCESS STORY: A Bamboo Development Strategy for Thanh Hoa
Thanh Hoa province has the largest area of luong bamboo in Vietnam, with over 80,000 hectares of natural bamboo forest and 71,000 hectares of planted bamboo. The global market for bamboo is expanding rapidly. Bamboo is increasingly being used for furniture, building materials and other consumer goods as an esthetic and sustainable alternative to wood. […]
SUCCESS STORY: Supporting Green Growth in Thanh Hoa
Two decades of rapid economic growth have transformed Vietnam from one of the poorest nations in the world to a middle-income country. While poverty rates have dropped dramatically, new challenges are arising. Changing production and consumption patterns put pressure on the country’s natural resources, while climate change poses risks of extreme weather events and sea […]
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES: Vietnam Forests and Delta Program
The five-year USAID Vietnam Forest and Deltas program (VFD) helps to move Vietnam’s progressive and proactive climate change policies into practice. Focusing on sustainable natural resource management, improving land use planning and engaging communities in developing action plans to address climate risks and vulnerabilities, the program supports Vietnam’s transition towards a low emission, climate resilient […]
SUCCESS STORY: Working with Schools to Tackle Climate Change
Nam Dinh Province in Northern Vietnam is one of many provinces in the country facing increased challenges from climate change. These range from changes affecting landscapes and farming to increased risks of natural disasters. The USAID-funded Vietnam Forests and Deltas (VFD) Program is working in four provinces to ensure people are aware of these challenges, […]
SUCCESS STORY: Lowering the Negative Environmental Impacts of Rice Cultivation
Pesticides are widely and commonly used in Vietnam in the cultivation of rice. Around 160,000 tons of pesticide are imported and used nationally every year for rice and other crops. Currently about 10% of pesticides used are dumped indiscriminately in fields, in the form of used packaging and bottles. Pesticides, used without due care and […]
ADAPTATION: Vietnam Forests and Deltas Program
The five-year USAID Vietnam Forests and Deltas Program (VFD) helps to move Vietnam’s progressive and proactive climate change policies into practice. Focusing on sustainable natural resource management, improving land use planning and engaging communities in developing action plans to address climate risks and vulnerabilities, the program supports Vietnam’s transition towards a low emission, climate resilient […]