EU ¿ Viet Nam Forestry Support Programme

About this project

Viet Nam has 14.7 million hectares of forest, of which 10.2 million hectares natural forests and 4.6 million hectares of plantations. The forest cover rate, currently 42%, has been steadily increasing since 1990. The increase is mainly the result of commercial timber plantations, primarily monoculture, short rotation Acacia. While the forest cover has increased, the quality of natural forests has been deteriorating. Viet Nam's natural forests are mainly poor and medium in terms of growing stock. Encroachment into natural forests continue, largely because of uncontrolled expansion of coffee, rubber and other agricultural commodity production, and because of illegal logging. Viet Nam considers forests an important resource for the socio-economic development and well-being of communities in the country. At present, there are about 25 million people with 20% - 40% annual income from forests. Forests also play a particularly critical role in watershed and coastal protection. Viet Nam is ranked 16th among the countries with the highest biodiversity in the world. Ecosystem services provided by forests are particularly concentrated in remote, upland areas, where nearly 10% of the population are poor or of ethnic minority.The Overall Objective of this action is to contribute to green, sustainable and inclusive growth as well as to reduce vulnerability to climate change in Viet Nam. The Specific Objectives of this action are: 1. To strengthen climate change mitigation and adaptation c…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 5Gender Equality
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Vietnam

Sectors

Forestry developmentForestry policy and administrative managementSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SME) developmentBiodiversity

Focus

Biodiversity · Main focusGender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Main focusDisability inclusion · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2021-ACT-62177.

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