This National REDD+ Strategy (NRS) to 2025 and Vision to 2030 is a nationwide multi-sectoral policy document. The NRS has a vision that by 2030 forest and forestland, which will cover 70% of the country s total land area, are sustainably managed, protected, developed and utilized through the participation of all stakeholders in the whole society; forest management systems are enhanced; and forest can provide efficient economic, social and environment services. The NRS s overall objectives are to contribute to developing the forestry sector and provide environmental protection, particularly addressing issues of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as supporting socio-economic development and livelihood improvement.
The specific objectives are to: Improve forest management and establish sustainable management systems, aimed at reducing deforestation and forest degradation, along with enhancement of forest protection and promotion of restoration and plantation; Promote and develop livelihoods of rural people, who depend on forest and forest resources, by participatory village forestland allocation; Support technical aspects of agricultural practices and forest product processing for rural people; and, improve participatory forest management and benefit sharing from forests; Encourage entrepreneurs to invest in and manage sustainable forest-based enterprises, such as tree plantations, ecotourism and other initiatives. The target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is a reduction of 30 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) by 2025, by reducing emissions from forest/tree loss of around 21 million tCO2e, and the promotion of removals of around 9 million tCO2e through forest restoration and plantation.
To achieve the above objectives and projected levels of emission reduction, five programmes and 24 priority projects have been defined, including: Programme 1. Development of sustainable agriculture in coordination with forest protection, consisting of four priority projects; Programme 2. Promotion of commercial tree plantation and forest restoration, consisting of six priority projects; Programme 3. Linking infrastructure development (e.g., construction of hydro-power dam/reservoirs, electricity line and road, and mining) with protection of forest and forest resources, consisting of four priority projects; Programme 4. Stopping uncontrolled harvesting of wood and forest products against laws and regulations, consisting of five priority projects; Programme 5. Stabilize uncontrolled shifting cultivation by promoting sedentary agriculture production and to control forest fires, consisting of five priority projects.