Payment For Forest Environment Services At Lao Cai Realities Difficulties And Recommendations

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

VIETNAM FORESTRY UNIVERSITY

STUDENT THESIS

PAYMENT FOR FOREST ENVIRONMENT SERVICES AT LAO CAI:

REALITIES, DIFFICULTIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Major: Advanced Curriculum in Natural Resources Management

Code: D850101

Faculty: Forest resources and Environmental Management

Student: Bui Dinh Luan Student ID: 1053020845

Class: K55 Natural Resources Management Course: 2010 – 2014

Advanced Education Program

Developed in Collaboration with Colorado State University, USA

Supervisor: Dr. Do Anh Tuan

Ha Noi, 11/10/2014

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

To complete this report, I have received a lot of support from organizations and

individuals. Firstly, I would like to send my most sincere thanks to Dr. Do Anh Tuan -

Deputy Dean of faculty Silviculture-Forest University Vietnam who has dedicated guide

and help me throughout the research.

I would like to thank the cooperation and help of the staff of the People's

Committee and the agencies and units in Lao Cai province. Thank for help of local people

in the research areas of Lao Cai province who has enthusiastically providing information in

the process of research. This report is done over a period of nearly five months. Initially

practicing, learning about the field of scientific research, my knowledge is limited. Thus,

the inevitable shortcomings is certain, I would like to receive the valuable comments from

teachers and friends to complete my knowledge.

I sincerely thank you!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

LIST OF THE TABLES

LIST OF THE FIGURES

1.1. The necessity of research................................................................................................ 1

1.2. Objective of research ...................................................................................................... 2

1.3. Subject and Scope of Research....................................................................................... 3

CHAPTER II OVERVIEW ABOUT PAYMENT FOR FOREST ENVIRONMENTAL

SERVICES............................................................................................................................. 4

2.1. Overview about PFES policy in Viet Nam..................................................................... 4

2.2. Some concepts relating to PFES in Viet Nam ................................................................ 6

CHAPTER III PAYMENT FOR FOREST ENVIRONMENT SERVICES POLICY AT

LAO CAI ............................................................................................................................. 13

3.1. Overview about forest and forest land in Lao Cai........................................................ 13

3.2. Policy payments for forest environmental services in Lao Cai .................................... 14

CHAPTER IV METHODOLOGICAL AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY................ 17

4.1. Research Methodological ............................................................................................. 17

4.1.1. Systems approach ...................................................................................................... 17

4.1.2. Analytical Framework ............................................................................................... 18

4.2. Research methodology.................................................................................................. 20

4.2.1. Collection data/information ....................................................................................... 20

4.2.2. The method of analysis data/information: ................................................................. 21

CHAPTER V RESULTS AND DISCUSSION.................................................................. 22

5.1. Realities of imlementation payment for forest environment services at Lao Cai......... 22

5.2. Achievements after 3 years implementation the policy on Payment for forest

environment services (2011_2013)...................................................................................... 28

5.3. Some shortcomings, limitations and reasons................................................................ 36

CHAPTER VI CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS...................................... 41

6.1. Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 41

6.2. Recommendations......................................................................................................... 42

REFERENCES .................................................................................................................... 43

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviations Content

PFES Payment for Forest Environment Services

QBVPTR Forest Protection and Development Fund

NN & PTNT (MARD)

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural

Development

UBND People’s Committee

QĐ Decision

NĐ Decree

CP Goverment

PPC Provincial People’s Committee

JC MARD - MF

Joint Circular between MARD – Ministry

of Finance

FPDF Forest protection and development fund

TT Circular