Forest Landscape Restoration with PPPs in Asia

Sustainable forest management makes a key contribution to adaptation to climate change and the conservation of biodiversity, while also offering an additional source of income for local populations. In light of this, the project initiated cooperative ventures in partner countries between the private sector and actors from local communities who use forests. The project also worked in close collaboration with local authorities. The afforestation strategy based on value chains for sustainable wood and bamboo, as well as the replacement of liquefied gas by biomass pellets. Lessons learned from the project, which were accompanied by scientific research, also helped to establish the topic of sustainable forest management as a policy issue.

Project data

Countries: Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam
IKI funding: 2,317,860.00 €
Duration: 05/2018 till 10/2022
Status: completed
Implementing organisation: Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC)
Political Partner: Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) - Thailand

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Lao PDR

Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST)
Implementing Partner: Hug Muang Nan Foundation

International Bamboo and Rattan Network (INBAR) - China

Nan Community College (NCC) - Thailand

Technische Universität Dresden
Online: https://www.recoftc.org/

https://www.recoftc.org/projects/flourish

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State of implementation/results

Project completed.
Publications:
- Journal article “Financing smallholder tree planting: Tree collateral & Thai ‘Tree Banks’ - Collateral 2.0?” (www.sciencedirect.com/…) (12/2021).
- Journal article “A Value Chain Approach to Forest Landscape Restoration: Insights from Vietnam’s Production-Driven Forest Restoration” (journal.unhas.ac.id/…) (03/2022).-- Finalised the text of the bamboo business case for Viet Nam, Full publication to be completed by 05/2022.
- Initiated three policy briefs on forest restoration models and private sector partnerships (01/2022). To be published by 06/2022.
- Press release (www.recoftc.org/…) on launching Tree for All crowdfunding mechanism in Thailand (02/2022).-- Introduction video (www.youtube.com/…;t=4s) of Tree for All (02/2022).
- Completed the Vietnamese translation of Introduction to forest landscape restoration guide (www.recoftc.org/… ) (05/2022).
- Published 12 FLOURISH’s site information on restor.eco (www.restor.eco), a platform on restoration initiatives worldwide (11/2021).
Project achievements:
- Project activities have led to the adoption of new goals, laws, strategies and plans in the countries. --Lao PDR: 23 village co-management agreements signed.--Thailand’s first successful case of teak harvesting permit application in Kor Thor Chor land.-- Viet Nam: Four commune Forest Protection and Development Plans integrating REDD+, Payment for Environmental Services and Land Use Plan finalized and endorsed.
Events:
- 17.11.2021: Shared our FLOURISH project’s work on land use at the ASEAN Conference on Policy and Governance for Climate-Smart Land Use (asean-crn.org/…).-- 24.-27.01.2022: Co-organised Living Landscape Forum (www.recoftc.org/…) in Nan province and Bangkok, Thailand. Attended by Sida, EU and the Embassy of Germany.
- 17.-18.02.2022: National forest fire dialogue in Thailand; 18.02.2022: National forest fire dialogue in Lao PDR. Discussed major forest fire management issues at the national and local levels.-- 21.03.2022: FLOURISH project introduction at the meeting with German-Thai Chamber of Commerce-- 04.-05.04.2022: German-Thai Chamber of Commerce’s visit to Nan landscape in Thailand.