Climate targets: Coastal zones

• NDC content

  1 target

  • The area of protection forest in coastal areas is increased to 380,000 hectares, including 20,000 to 50,000ha of additional mangrove planting by 2030
    Coastal zones | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Vietnam's INDC

• National laws and policies

  3 targets

  • By 2030, 100% of the coastal economic zones, coastal industrial zones and coastal urban areas must be planned and built towards sustainability, ecosystems, intelligence and adaptation to climate change and sea level rise
    Coastal zones | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Resolution of the 8th Meeting of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party on the Strategy for Sustainable Development of Vietnam's Sea-Based Economy by 2030, Vision to 2045

    Executive | 2018

  • By 2030, increase the area of the marine and coastal protected areas; such area must achieve at least 6% of the natural area of national seas
    Coastal zones | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Resolution of the 8th Meeting of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party on the Strategy for Sustainable Development of Vietnam's Sea-Based Economy by 2030, Vision to 2045

    Executive | 2018

  • By 2030, recover the area of the coastal mangrove forest and the minimum result must be equal to the result in 2000
    Coastal zones | Base year target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2000
    Source:

    Resolution of the 8th Meeting of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party on the Strategy for Sustainable Development of Vietnam's Sea-Based Economy by 2030, Vision to 2045

    Executive | 2018

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