The five million hectare reforestation programme in Vietnam - lessons and policy implications

Quang, Ngoc Nguyen; Wildemeersch, Danny; Masschelein, Jan

doi:10.1504/ijesd.2015.066894

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“…Oldekop (2018), Hickey (2004), Hickey and Innes (2008), Hickey et al (2005), Kishchuk et al (2018), Kishor and Belle (2004), Kumar (2001), Leone (2019), Lescuyer et al (2015), Loehle et al (2002), Nguyen et al (2015), Rantala and German (2013), Rasolofoson et al (2015), Rasolofoson et al (2017), Saigal (2000), Santika et al (2017), Viani et al (2018), Xi et al (2014), Yasmi et al (2009), and Zhang et al (2016).…”

Section: Effectiveness Of Restoration Responses Based On Criteria and Sub-criteriamentioning

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A framework to evaluate land degradation and restoration responses for improved planning and decision-making

Pandit

Parrotta

Chaudhary

et al. 2019

Ecosystems and People

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Avoiding, reducing or reversing land degradation will require increased restoration investments, carefully targeted and implemented to maximize environmental, economic and social benefits. Our objective was to develop a multi-criteria framework to assess effectiveness of land degradation responses for enhanced land use planning and restoration by evaluating both direct biophysical and socio-economic responses and indirect effects of various restoration strategies. The effectiveness of restoration responses is demonstrated for degraded forestland using a comprehensive literature review and case study in Nepal. The results show that most forestland restoration responses have an ecological focus with tree planting being the dominant direct response and economic and financial instruments the indirect responses. The results confirmed that environmental desirability was the dominant factor and economic feasibility was secondary for assessing restoration responses. Cultural acceptability was given the least consideration. Among sub-criteria, improved vegetative structure was the dominant restoration response. This study, originating from the Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, supports the view that the scientific community and decision-makers must give greater attention to cultural, social, technical, and political dimensions that influence the outcomes of restoration responses to solve the pervasive problem of land degradation.

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Section: Effectiveness Of Restoration Responses Based On Criteria and Sub-criteriamentioning

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A framework to evaluate land degradation and restoration responses for improved planning and decision-making

Pandit

Parrotta

Chaudhary

et al. 2019

Ecosystems and People

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“…In response to increasing ecological environmental problems, ecological restoration projects have been continuously implemented worldwide at various scales. At the regional level, restoration projects aim to recover natural assets and ecosystem services in degraded ecosystems, such as China's Three-North Shelterbelt Development Program, Grain for Green Program [10], and Natural Forest Conservation Program; Vietnam's Five Million Hectare Reforestation Program [11]; and Sudan's National Adaptation Program [12]. At finer scales, ecological restoration focuses on specific ecosystem problems, such as mine wasteland reclamation [13], water management [14], and ecological restoration for heavy metal contaminated areas [15].…”

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Prioritization of Ecological Conservation and Restoration Areas through Ecological Networks: A Case Study of Nanchang City, China

Ma,

Zeng,

et al. 2024

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Rapid urbanization has led to ecosystem fragmentation, conversion, and degradation, posing great threats to natural habitat and biodiversity. The utilization of ecological networks has gained importance in ecological restoration planning to mitigate the negative impacts of urbanization on ecosystems. This study focused on Nanchang City, China, as a case study area to examine the application of integrated ecological networks in 2000, 2010 and 2020. This study analyzed the dynamic characteristics and spatial differences in landscape connectivity, providing evidence-based support for ecological conservation and restoration. The results indicate the following: (1) a decrease in the number of ecological sources and corridors, especially general sources and corridors, along with a decreasing trend in their importance; (2) an increase in ecological barrier points and breakpoints over time, especially in the southeastern region of the study area; and (3) the identification of ecological conservation priority areas, ecological improvement priority areas, and ecological restoration points based on connectivity and dynamic analysis. Multiple priority actions were proposed, which remarkably improved network connectivity and strengthened biodiversity conservation. Our research provides a valuable reference for identifying ecological priorities and developing ecological protection and ecological restoration actions in highly urbanized areas.

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“…Over the last 50 years, reforesting the so-called ''barren land'' has become a growing concern among policy-makers in many areas of the world (Quang et al, 2015;Traedal, 2018). In Asia, the governments of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, China, and Vietnam have projected and carried out similar forestland policies, including settlement programs, land classification, devolution of forest management, and reforestation schemes (rubber and acacia) (Simelton et al, 2017).…”

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The Supported Policies in the Afforestation and Perennial Crops Project and its Effects on the Local Peoples’ Livelihoods in Dien Bien Province of Vietnam

Phuong

Duong²,

Son

2021

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The Afforestation and Perennial Tree Plantation Project were implemented in several mountainous areas in Dien Bien province, Vietnam, for many purposes such as providing agricultural products, increasing incomes for the people in the projected areas, and reducing shifting cultivation. Based on these reasons, the central and local governments implemented several policies and subsidies for the growers, including rice subsidies for ethnic minorities who planted forests to replace shifting cultivation; investment support for planting protective forests and special-use forests; and providing seedlings. This article aimed to provide a clear view of the supporting policies in the Afforestation and Perennial Crops Project and its effects on the local people’s livelihoods in Dien Bien province of Vietnam. By analyzing the types of the capital of the livelihood assets (human capital, natural capital, financial capital, physical capital, and social capital), indicators of each capital type were chosen and scored in the context of achieving sustainable livelihoods. The results identified that the government has issued several policies to help the investors and farmers involved in this project. However, there were some concerns about the policies in practice, for example, the low percentage of dividend sharing for farmers, unclear land use rights, and inadequate applications of the policies in reality. In evaluating the livelihood assets, significant differences were found in the sustainable livelihood index gained between the rubber-based and non-rubber-based groups.

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The five million hectare reforestation programme in Vietnam - lessons and policy implications

Cited by 6 publications

References 8 publications

A framework to evaluate land degradation and restoration responses for improved planning and decision-making

A framework to evaluate land degradation and restoration responses for improved planning and decision-making

Prioritization of Ecological Conservation and Restoration Areas through Ecological Networks: A Case Study of Nanchang City, China

The Supported Policies in the Afforestation and Perennial Crops Project and its Effects on the Local Peoples’ Livelihoods in Dien Bien Province of Vietnam

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