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Vietnam’s forests on the upswing after years of recovery

Vietnam has largely succeeded in reforestation within its border. Started in the 1980s, accompanying the transition to a market-driven economy, forestry management moved to a multi-sector approach with NGOs, businesses, local communities and management boards involved from originally government control. In 2008, Vietnam become a REDD pilot country, and both Forest Trends and FAO have recorded the increase in forest cover in Vietnam. However, challenge still exits. The demand for wood products in Vietnam is high, and now the country imports much from Cambodia, where illegal and unsustainable loggings happen frequently.

  • Mongabay
  • Reforestation
  • Forest Trends
  • forestry management
  • NGO's
  • REDD
  • FAO
  • Illegal and unsustainable loggings