Achieving emission reduction in the Central Highlands and South Central Coast of Viet Nam to support National REDD+ Action Programme goals (RECAF) Viet Nam

The RECAF project seeks USD 35 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and USD 32.434 million in loans from IFAD to reduce GHG emissions by 6.68 MtCO2-eq over 12 years. The project focuses on five provinces: Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai, Lam Dong, and Ninh Thuan. It aims to transform 145,000 hectares of forestland into agroforestry systems and protect 500,000 hectares of natural forests. Key strategies include upgrading the National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS), establishing public-private-producer partnerships (4Ps) for deforestation-free commodities like coffee and pepper, and implementing a performance-based Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) mechanism. The project targets 420,000 direct beneficiaries, with a strong focus on ethnic minorities and women, to improve livelihoods and climate resilience.

• The project aims to achieve a total emission reduction of 6.68 MtCO2-eq over its 12-year lifespan, with 1.603 million tCO2eq attributed directly to GCF funding.
• RECAF targets the transformation of 145,000 hectares of forestland adjacent to settlements and cropland into agroforestry systems (90,000 ha) and multi-stakeholder commune-level collaborative forest management (MCCFM) models (55,000 ha).
• The project intends to indirectly protect approximately 500,000 hectares of highly valuable natural forests in the target provinces.
• The project will target 420,000 direct beneficiaries, including smallholder farmers and ethnic minorities, and 1,000,000 indirect beneficiaries.
• A primary objective is to establish deforestation-free value chains for key agricultural commodities, specifically responding to the EU Regulation 2023/1115 (EUDR) to maintain exports to the European Union.
• The project will upgrade the National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) and Safeguard Information System (SIS) to meet results-based payment (RBP) requirements of various donors, including the ART/TREES standard used by the LEAF coalition.
• RECAF will pilot an innovative performance-based Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) mechanism for carbon sequestration services, moving beyond the current PFES system which often functions as a labor payment for patrolling.
• The project will implement a multi-stakeholder commune-level collaborative forest management (MCCFM) mechanism to address land tenure insecurity and facilitate collaborative zoning and forestland allocation.
• Total financing for the project is USD 96,076,000, consisting of a USD 35 million GCF grant, a USD 32.434 million IFAD loan, and USD 28.642 million in Government of Viet Nam co-financing.
• The project identifies the Central Highlands as a deforestation hotspot, noting that between 2010 and 2018, the region lost 362,532 hectares of forest, representing 30% of the national total.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2024). Achieving emission reduction in the Central Highlands and South Central Coast of Viet Nam to support National REDD+ Action Programme goals (RECAF) Viet Nam. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp250.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Achieving emission reduction in the Central Highlands and South Central Coast of Viet Nam to support National REDD+ Action Programme goals (RECAF) Viet Nam. 2024. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp250.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2024achieving, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Achieving emission reduction in the Central Highlands and South Central Coast of Viet Nam to support National REDD+ Action Programme goals (RECAF) Viet Nam}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2024}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp250.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }