Vietnam

Decision No.799/QĐ-TTg approving the national REDD action programme and Decision 419/QĐ -TTg

Executive

Programme

Passed in 2012

Decision No.799/QD-TTg refers to the Prime Minister's approval of the national REDD action programme in the 2011-2020 period. The document sets out the goals, objectives and tasks of Vietnam's REDD+ policy. Principally the legislation is designed to reduce emissions from LULUCF by setting out the legal framework for pilot REDD+ programmes and activities to be demonstrated.

Decision 419/QĐ -TTg approves the National Action Programme on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions through the reduction of Deforestation and Forest Degradation, Sustainable Management of Forest Resources, and Conservation and Enhancement of Forest Carbon Stocks (REDD+) by 2030.

Documents

Climate targets in this law

2 targets

Reduce GHG emissions through reduction of deforestation and forest degradation, increased greenhouse-gas sequestration by forests, contributing to achieve the target of reducing 20% of the total emission in the agricultural sector by 2020 against a 2016 baseline

LULUCF | Fixed level target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2016
Increase the national forest cover rate to 44-45% by 2020 against a 2016 baseline

LULUCF | Fixed level target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2016