Enabling a High-Quality Forestry Carbon Market in Vietnam

About this project

This project aims to improve the climate resilience of communities relying on forest ecosystems in Vietnam, especially women and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC). The project seeks to achieved this by developing a high-quality, inclusive and gender-responsive forestry carbon market. It also addresses the power imbalances and barriers that IPLCs, particularly ethnic minority women, face in equitably participating in the forestry and carbon trade, ensuring consideration is given to their unique needs and climatic vulnerabilities. Given their exposure to climate change, the project supports four provinces in Vietnam: Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Son La, and Can Tho. The three northwestern provinces (Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Son La) have experienced severe increases in temperature, with forecasts of an increase of 2-4ºC in the coming decades. Heat stress in the region is affecting forests, their biodiversity, and the availability of food and resources for IPLCs. The coastal province of Can Tho, in the Mekong Delta, is affected by rising sea levels, causing the loss of mangroves, and impacting income-generating activities such as fishing. These provinces are among the poorest in Vietnam, with 95% of population being ethnic minority groups. Project activities include: (1) developing decision-making supporting tools for government agencies to design, implement and monitor a high-quality, inclusive and gender-responsive forestry carbon market; (2) facilitating policy dialogue…

Published by

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) · Government

Countries

Vietnam

Sectors

Forestry developmentEnvironmental policy and administrative managementBiodiversity

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Main focus

Published by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: CA-3-P012917001.

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