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Vietnam Payment for Forest Environmental Services (PFES / VNFF)

Vietnam · Hanoi · See the Vietnam profile · See the Hanoi profile

Evidence: Observational / pre–post Top 18% 60/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Asia's first national PFES law (Decree 99/2010) requires hydropower, water-supply and eco-tourism companies to pay into Vietnam's Forest Fund; 355,000 households manage 3.5 million ha of watershed forest, with USD 263M disbursed by 2015.

355,000
Households managing forest
3.5M ha
Watershed forest under management
USD 263M
Funds disbursed (by 2015)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Vietnam Forest Protection and Development Fund (VNFF) / Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Period
2010-present
Keywords
Watershed, water, forest, hydrological services

Context

Vietnam's Payment for Forest Environmental Services scheme (Decree 99/2010) was Asia's first national PFES law, requiring hydropower, water-supply and eco-tourism companies to pay into the national Forest Fund.

Results

By 2015, 355,000 households were managing 3.5M ha of watershed forest, with USD 263M disbursed.

Implementation

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