Perspectives

This subpage highlights ongoing work related to the FTViet Project mandate carried out by the project team members and partners.

ForestTransitionVietnam

Dec 30, 20192 min read

10 years of REDD+ in Vietnam: Where we are and What's next?

By Van Nguyen, FTViet Project In 2009, Vietnam was one of the first nine countries selected to pilot the United Nations REDD + Program...

ForestTransitionVietnam

Nov 14, 20196 min read

Navigating Forest Changes in Central Vietnam

Forest landscapes in central Vietnam and the livelihoods of minority ethnic groups are undergoing profound shifts. This photo gallery...

ForestTransitionVietnam

May 3, 20198 min read

Why Green Pledges Will Not Create the Natural Forests We Need?

By Fred Pearce, April 16. 2019 Nations around the globe have pledged to increase their forest cover by planting millions of trees. But...

ForestTransitionVietnam

May 3, 20193 min read

Forest livelihood transformations: from wartime ‘A Shau valley’ to today’s A Lưới district

By Christian Kull, May 1, 2019 A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of joining PhD student Nguyen Thi Hai Van in her field sites in the...

ForestTransitionVietnam

Apr 11, 201910 min read

Vietnam's Empty Forests

By Stephen Nash, April 1, 2019 The Asian nation is a hot spot of biological diversity, but local and international conservation groups...

ForestTransitionVietnam

Apr 9, 20191 min read

Workshop on Sustainable Forest Landscape Governance in A Luoi Valley

By FTVietProject, Monday 9 April, 2019 A forest dialogue aimed at connecting multi-stakeholders to discuss about the current challenges...

ForestTransitionVietnam

Apr 6, 20191 min read

Questions remain as Vietnam reaches major REDD+ milestone

BY MICHAEL TATARSKI ON 1 APRIL 2019 Mongabay Series: Global Forests At the end of 2018, Vietnam became the first country in the...

ForestTransitionVietnam

Mar 24, 20192 min read

THE STATE OF LAND IN THE MEKONG REGION

by Center for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern (Switzerland) and Mekong Region Land Governance. Land governance is...