This document provides a global outlook and recommendations for Vietnam's Forestry Development Strategy from 2021-2030. It summarizes trends in the role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation, environment, economics, and social development. Literature reviews and expert interviews informed the analysis. Key trends include urban forestry, sustainable supply chains, innovative financing mechanisms, the importance of forests for livelihoods, and recognition of forest conservation outside protected areas. Recommendations focus on addressing deforestation drivers, increasing forest cover and quality, diversifying funding sources, incentivizing social support, and building technical capacity.

1. Phạm Thu Thủy và Nguyễn Quang Tân
Global forestry outlook and recommendations
for Vietnam Forestry Development Strategy,
2021- 2030 with vision to 2050

2. CONTENT METHODS
1. The role of forest and forestry in climate
change adaptation and mitigation, nationally
determined contribution (NDC) and 17
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
2. Environment
3. Economic
4. Social
5. Key recommendations for Vietnam Forestry
Development Strategy, 2021- 2030 with vision
to 2050
1. Literature reviews:
• International agreements, treaties, conventions
related to forestry and climate change, national
reports
• Forestry policies and practice in 62 countries
• Scientific reports, market data and analysis
conducted by businesses and financial firms and
reports conducted by civil society organizations
2. Key informant interviews: 64 international experts
3. International consultation workshops: 25 international
workshops + 808 global experts (including side event at
COP)

3. The role of forest and forestry in climate change mitigation
and adaptation and NDC
“If deforestation were a country, it would be
the third largest CO2 emitter in the world after
China and the US”…
22%
Key sector > 75% global NDCs and > 85% Asia
Pacific NDCs
The only sector was accorded prominence, through
a specific clause (Article 5) in Paris Agreement
REDD+: > 90%
NDCs
Agroforestry as
prioritized activity >
41% NDCs

4. Determine forest cover (SDGs 13,14,15)
31%
1. Specify forest cover
needed (e.g. China,
Cambodia, Scotland, Bhutan
and Laos) and between 23% -
70%
2. Specify forest management
objectives and specify the forest areas
required for specific management
purpose instead of specifying forest
cover (e.g. Finland and Netherland)
3. No reference (EU, G8, 12
Africa- Sub- Saharan
countries, Hungary, Australia
and Austria
A political choice….

5. Global trends towards environmental policies
Urban forestry
86% NDCs
refer to Blue
Carbon with at
least one
environmental
services
provided by
mangroves
IUCN’s green list
approved by
CBD and Parties
(including
Vietnam) are
required to
adopt
75% of the world's
water resources
come from forests
that supply more
than 90% of the
global population
Bringing 350
million
hectares of
degraded and
deforested
landscapes into
restoration by
2030 (Bonn
Challenge)

6. Urban forestry (SDG 11)
Carbon sequestration,
climate regulation,
cooling effects
Reduce 50% noise and air
pollutions, energy saving
Landscapes, culture,
education
Increase 5%
green jobs and
4.1% other
sector job
Increase 7%
property values
Attract 96 millions
pound for city
investment
Save 60 million
pounds from
medical expenses
related to air
pollutions
Save 12 billion
pounds for medical
treatments for
mental patients
Save 10
billions
pounds for
fixing city
infrastructure
after floods
Save 250
million
pounds for
addressing
air
pollutions
$1
investment
generates $
1.07- 3.09 in
return (US)
10 US cities
generates US$2400
from timbers and
carbon credits
Solihull Urban Forestry Strategy 2019 -2029
Source: Solihull Urban Forestry Strategy 2019 -2029

7. Financial and economic development trends
• New market, lifestyle, consumption and food preferences: e.g. cosmetic and beauty products from
forests, forest foods; forest bath and forest therapy
• Zero deforestation – sustainable supply chains + sustainable value chains
• Blue carbon/Green Growth/Low carbon development pathway
• Traditional wood and paper markets replaced with high technology and newly developed products,
recycled – reused- renewable products
• Agroforestry create sustainable incomes and enhance carbon stocks/increase incomes from selling
carbon credits + providing timber sources (e.g In India – Agroforestry supplies 70% timber)

8. Innovative financing mechanisms and instruments
1. EMISSION TRADING
SCHEMES
2. ECOLOGICAL TAX
3. GREEN BONDS, STOCKS
AND SECURITIES
4. ZERO DEFORESATION 5. VOLUNTARY AND
COMPLIANCE CARBON
MARKET
6. PAYMENT FOR
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(PES) AND REDD+

9. Social development trends
• 1/3 global population – depend on forests for food, medicines and fuel, as well as their
jobs and livelihoods
• Forestry contributes to 28% of total household income
• 8% of global population depends on forests as a safety net in response to risks and shocks
• Redefine the role of forestry in protecting and enhancing human and social well-beings
and contribute to medical health care (e.g. South Korea, Finland)
• Social forestry and community forestry: policy option to address land and social conflicts
(e.g. Myanmar, Latin America, Africa, Australia)
• Social safeguards, FPIC

10. Recommendations for Vietnam Forestry Development Strategy 2021- 2030 with
vision to 2050
• Institutional setting:
• Address drivers of deforestation and degradation
• Synergies between adaptation and mitigation and the contribution of forestry sector to other sectors
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Carbon benefits coupled with non –carbon benefits, social safeguards
• Cross sectoral policies
• Law enforcement
• Environment:
• Increase both forest cover and forest quality
• Urban Forestry
• Apply international standards (e.g. Green list) to assess the special use forests
• Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) are an opportunity to both recognize the
contributions to the conservation of biodiversity occurring outside of protected areas and to incentivize
conservation outside of protected areas and can help Vietnam to meet Aichi Target 11
• Agroforestry

11. Recommendations for Vietnam Forestry Development Strategy 2021- 2030 with vision
to 2050
• Economic:
• Consider environmental, social and economic costs and benefits for all policy interventions and
actions required to implement international commitments
• Diversify funding sources, develop Financing strategies for forestry sector and Vietnam
Forestry Development Strategy (stabilize and enhance current sources and identify and
incentivizing new opportunities)
• Sufficient funding are required for biodiversity conservation (M&E for special use and
protection forests, in-situ and ex-situ, research, captive breeding, reintroduction)
• Investment for research, science and technologies
• Social
• Incentives and mechanism to mobilize social support and contributions
• Awareness raising at different scales
• Capacity building with relevant skills and competencies to meet with global demand and
market

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