Reduced Emissions through Climate Smart Agroforestry (RECAF)

The RECAF project targets the Central Highland and South Central Coast regions of Viet Nam to mitigate emissions from the nexus of forestry and agriculture. With a total indicative cost of USD 94 million, the project seeks to reduce 6 MtCO2e over a 12-year lifespan. Key strategies include mainstreaming the National REDD+ Action Plan (NRAP) into provincial planning, developing deforestation-free value chains for commodities like coffee and rubber, and implementing a 'low emission credit' product for smallholders. The project also focuses on enhancing forest carbon stocks on 0.5 million hectares and establishing collaborative forest management (CFM) and payment for forest ecosystem services (PFES) to benefit 40,000 smallholder households.

• The project targets four provinces in the Central Highlands and South Central region: Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong, and Ninh Thuan, where agricultural expansion is a primary driver of forest loss.
• A central component of the project is the development of deforestation-free supply chains for major agricultural commodities, specifically mentioning coffee and rubber.
• The project intends to enhance forest carbon stocks on 0.5 million hectares of land and reduce or avoid deforestation in hot spots covering 0.7 million hectares.
• The project will introduce a 'low emission credit' product to incentivize smallholders to adopt climate-smart farming practices and reduce emissions.
• The project seeks to benefit 40,000 smallholder households (approximately 168,000 people) through deforestation-free value chain participation.
• The project will invest over USD 40 million in climate-resilient public and private infrastructure in forest hot spots to address bottlenecks in production and marketing.
• The project aims to mainstream the National REDD+ Action Plan (NRAP) into the Socio Economic Development Plans (SEDP) 2021-2025 at the provincial and commune levels.
• The project will implement collaborative forest management (CFM) and payment for forest ecosystem services (PFES) to provide incentives for forest protection and improve livelihoods for ethnic minorities and the poor.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2018). Reduced Emissions through Climate Smart Agroforestry (RECAF). https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/25050-reduced-emissions-through-climate-smart-agroforestry-recaf.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Reduced Emissions through Climate Smart Agroforestry (RECAF). 2018. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/25050-reduced-emissions-through-climate-smart-agroforestry-recaf.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2018reduced, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Reduced Emissions through Climate Smart Agroforestry (RECAF)}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2018}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/25050-reduced-emissions-through-climate-smart-agroforestry-recaf.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }