The meeting was attended by leaders of Management Board of Phong Nha - Ke Bang Region Project; Chief Advisor of GIZ, AHT Consulting Office, KfW and representatives of relevant agencies and units.

REDD+ is considered as a cost-efficient option for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, sustainable management of forest, conservation and enhancement of forest carbon stocks.

Implementation of REDD+ in Quang Binh has initially achieved remarkable results. These included an analysis of carbon baseline levels and an assessment of REDD+ potentials for Quang Binh province (still under development) as welll as formulation for a provincial REDD+ Action Program; establishment of a provincial MRV Working Group, at land cover classification and mapping, at the conduction of a biomass forest inventory, at a driver and threat analysis, at threat mapping as well as at a safeguards scoping study and a pilot application of the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process.

At the meeting, participants spent much time to discuss and contribute ideas to the effective implementation of REDD+ in Quang Binh, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

Reported by Hong Luu
(www.quangbinh.gov.vn)