(VOV) -First two Vietnamese companies have received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for their substantial contributions to forest development under a Vietnam-Germany forestry programme.
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The awards recipients are Dakto Plantation Single Member Limited Liability Company (Daktoplanco) in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum and Truong Son Forest Management Enterprise in the central province of Quang Binh.
The two companies received Forest Management (FM)/ Chain of Custody (CoC) certification of the FSC after engaging in the Vietnam-Germany forestry programme from 2005-2014.
The overall programme has three components: sustainable forest management – processing, trade and marketing of forest products, and forestry policy.
At a review meeting in Hanoi on August 19, Nguyen Ba Ngai, Deputy Head of the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNForest), said the programme has helped create framework conditions for the forestry sector through improving institutions, perfecting legislation, developing new financial resources, and coordinating international aid.
The programme is a great success thanks to strong commitment and guidance from the Vietnam Administration of Forestry, provincial People’s Committees, local Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and other stakeholders, Ngai said.
He suggested that the sustainable forest management model of the programme be replicated across the country.
The meeting was jointly held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).
MARD and GIZ are scheduled to launch another programme on sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity and foreign eco-systems in Vietnam in the fourth quarter of this year.
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