Cooperation from PPPs against deforestation in Vietnam

All over the developing world agricultural expansion driven by commodity markets is a major driver of deforestation. Many developing countries, like Vietnam, recognize the value of forests as carbon sinks in their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and national REDD+ strategies include measures to arrest commodity-linked deforestation and promote forest landscape restoration. The project supported Vietnam’s National REDD+ Action Plan by applying a pioneering Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) approach to deforestation-free agriculture in the Central Highlands – a priority region with significant remaining natural forests at risk of conversion for coffee production. In addition to strengthening landscape governance, the project engaged companies to track deforestation in their supply chains, supported ethnic minority smallholders to transition to sustainable agroforestry models and leveraged finance for sustainable landscape investments.

Project data

Countries: Viet Nam
IKI funding: 2,819,545.00 €
Duration: 11/2018 till 10/2024
Status: completed
Implementing organisation: SNV Netherlands Development Organisation - Viet Nam
Political Partner: Lam Dong Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) - Viet Nam

Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST)
Online: https://snv.org/project/coffee-agroforestry-and-forest-enhancement-redd-cafe-redd

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State of implementation/results

Project completed.
In March 2023, the project received an official Certificate of Merit from the District Peoples‘ Committee (DPC) of Lac Duong for efforts to reduce deforestation and promote sustainable landscapes.
Landscape Governance
- Public-private commitment to a deforestation-free jurisdiction (district) signed by local government, key private sector actors and development partners signed in December 2018.
- Public-private partnership for deforestation-free landscape established by MoU between local government, 14 companies and development actors in August 2019 with Steering Committee established.
- Supported developing Lam Dong Climate Change Action Plan, approved in November 2020.
- Achieved integrated Climate Smart Landscape Plan for Lac Duong District in July 2021 in collaboration with DONRE Lam Dong and Lac Duong DPC.
- Signed twelve MoUs on deforestation-free landscapes and cross-sectoral public-private partnerships.
- Completed participatory farm mapping and signed 16 village land use plans (11,876 ha) and community conservation with K’ho ethnic communities via FPIC.
- Provided and trained Lam Dong DARD with Terra-I near real-time satellite-based forest monitoring system in Lac Duong in 2020.
- Conducted training sessions to enhance the capacity of extension workers and disseminated regulations on deforestation-free coffee products and Occupational safety and hygiene in coffee cultivation, production, and processing.
Monitoring and Traceability Systems
- 15 coffee and OCOP companies in Lac Duong implemented a traceability system linked with Terra-I forest monitoring, distributing 250,000 traceability stamps.
- Trained 13 businesses in business development and marketing to promote sustainable business models and market connections.
- Provided 2 months business mentoring program tailored to specific needs of strategic growth planning for 3 small agricultural firms.
Support to Smallholder Farmers
- Trained over 3,355 farmers in sustainabe coffee production and conservation, resulting in 2,853 ha under sustainable upland agroforestry systems and 30 farmer groups established.
- Delivered seedlings for intercropping (498,005 coffee, 71,059 persimmon, 111,574 macadamia).
- Implemented 10 off-forest community models that support 197 farmers (141 females).
- Coordinated with Him Lam macadamia company and Lado Nut company to establish five macadamia production cooperatives aimed at forming linkages.
- Implemented 105 ha forest enrichment model in Bidoup Nui Ba Nnational Ppark and identified 2,752 ha for replication.
- Established two new women-led coffee cooperatives and provided them with roasting machine, agricultural dryer, and office equipment.
Mobilisation of Finance
- Mobilised 4.86 million EUR public and private finance to date for climate landscape restoration.
- Established Lac Duong District Forest Conservation Fund.
- Launched and implement the 80,000 EUR Accelerator Fund to support five small agricultural businesses in Lac Duong.
- Completed credit scoring for 375 farm households to improve financial accessibility for farmers.
- Collaboration with the 1000 landscapes (landscapes.global).
- Signed 2 MOUs with two financial institutions, Lien Viet post bank (LPB) and Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP).