Factor affecting participation in the REDD+ [Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation program in the Central Region of Vietnam
2017
Nguyen, D.T. | Rañola, R.Jr.
Global deforestation is considered a major global concern due to its contribution to global warming. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and enhancing carbon stock (REDD+) is a mechanism designed to provide financial rewards to forest owners and users. The study estimated the Willingness to Accept and determined the factors affecting the decision of local people to participate in the REDD+ program in Con Cuong district, Nghe An province, Vietnam. Results showed that mean maximum WTA for a ton of carbon in the Con Cuong district is equivalent to 114,400VND or US$ 5.2/ tCO2. On average, a hectare of forest can get 1,658,800 VND/ha or US$ 75.5/ha/year from carbon sequestration. This would generate a social WTA per year of 22.9 billion VND or US$ 1.04 million for a total of 3,341 households in the two communes in Con Cuong district. The factors affecting the decision to participate in REDD+ include carbon price bid level, age of respondent, sex, labor force, forest land areas, awareness of REDD+ program, and income from non-timber forest products. The study recommends that local people should be trained and provided information on forest protection, role of forest in the local environment, carbon measurement and forest monitoring. Secondly, there is a need to establish a committee for REDD+ payment with participation of local villagers in the payment process. Thirdly , the security of forestland tenure of individual households is very important for the effective implementation of REDD+. Local authorities should focus on determining the land tenure or rights of forestland owners within villages and communes.
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