[{"bbox": [97, 152, 1134, 204], "category": "Text", "text": "**Declaration of Forests and Land Use** and is developing a **National Plan** for its implementation from 2022 to 2030."}, {"bbox": [97, 230, 1134, 336], "category": "Text", "text": "The following policies and plans provide the basic orientation and resources for inclusive forestry development in the coming period: **Forestry Development Strategy** for the period of 2021-2030, vision to 2050, the **Program for Sustainable Forestry Development** in the period of 2021-2025 and the **National Forestry Plan** for the period of 2021-2030, vision to 2050."}, {"bbox": [97, 361, 1134, 549], "category": "Text", "text": "The recently adopted **EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)⁴** sets mandatory **due diligence** rules for any company intending to place the given commodities and products on the EU market and any companies in-tending to export them from the market. Only deforestation-free (produced on land that was not subject to deforestation or forest degradation after 31 December 2020) and legal products (according to the laws of the country of origin) will be allowed on the EU market. One key requirement for companies is to collect precise geographical information on the farmland where the commodities that they source were produced or harvested, so that these commodities can be checked for compliance by the EU Member States."}, {"bbox": [97, 573, 1134, 623], "category": "Text", "text": "The above international commitments and national policy instruments are well in line with the **European Green Deal**."}, {"bbox": [97, 651, 366, 677], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 1.2. Forest sector in Vietnam"}, {"bbox": [97, 702, 1134, 916], "category": "Text", "text": "Forestry has an important role in reducing the LULUCF targets in the Vietnam NDC 2022. The conditional GHG emission target under the conditional contribution scenario is (-)46.6 million tCO2e, up from (-)21.2 million tCO2e in 2020. Forestry has a significant contribution also to the national economy. Measured by export income, currently USD 14 billion/year, Vietnam is ranked 5th in the world and number one in Southeast Asia. Natural forests are rich in flora and fauna, and Vietnam is ranked 16th among the countries with the highest biodiversity in the world. The annual revenue of payment for forest ecosystems services (PFES), generated through forest protection, has averaged $150 million/year between 2018 and 2022, and is expected to grow to $200 million/year during the period between 2023 and 2030."}, {"bbox": [97, 940, 1134, 1020], "category": "Text", "text": "Around 25 million (out of 100 million) people in Vietnam live in forests/near forests and are depending on forests and forest land. Around 14 million people in Vietnam belong to one of 53 ethnic minority groups. Each ethnic minority has its own long tradition, customs, and practices associated with forests."}, {"bbox": [97, 1044, 1134, 1151], "category": "Text", "text": "In the ethnic minority communities, predominant in forested areas, gender inequality is still quite widespread. On March 3, 2021, the Government issued the Resolution No. 28/NQ-CP on Promulgating the National Strategy on Gender Equality for the period 2021 – 2030. The resolution sets out the goal that the women in leadership and management will be at least 27% by 2025 and 30% by 2030."}, {"bbox": [97, 1175, 1134, 1362], "category": "Text", "text": "Despite the many women who work in the forestry sector, gender disparities in Vietnamese forestry are largely attributable to cultural norms. Women are heavily involved in activities like nursery tending, seedling preparation and non-timber forest product (NTFP) collection, whereas activities such as thinning and pruning, forest rehabilitation and enrichment planting are undertaken by both men and women. Overall, women's roles in forestry are linked to fulfilling subsistence needs for medicinal herbs, fuelwood, wild foods and fodder, while men are more involved in timber and NTFP extraction for commercial purposes. Fewer opportunities in forestry planning and capacity development programmes for managerial, technical and business skills are offered to women.⁵"}, {"bbox": [97, 1386, 1134, 1516], "category": "Text", "text": "**Main characteristics in forestry in Vietnam:** The forest management is governed by the new Law on Forestry of Vietnam, which was issued in 2017 and came into force on 1 January 2019. The new forestry law aims to improve forest governance, clarify the rights and responsibilities of different forest owners, provide for more extensive ownership for forest investors, and safeguard the rights of local communities to their spiritual or sacred forests."}, {"bbox": [85, 1572, 1144, 1623], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴ Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of 31.05.2023 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) 995/2010."}, {"bbox": [85, 1621, 768, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ Understanding Women's Participation in Forestry in Vietnam. Policy brief. FAO"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1682, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 27"}]