Forest Certification for Ecosystem Services (ForCES)

Partners Contactin Vietnam Forest Certification for Ecosystem Services ForCES The ForCES project will be implemented over four years 2011-2015 through the support of the Global Envi

Partners Contact

in Vietnam

Forest Certification

for Ecosystem

Services (ForCES)

The ForCES project will be

implemented over four years

(2011-2015) through the support

of the Global Environment

Facility (GEF) and Embassy of

Finland, spanning four

countries; Chile, Nepal,

Indonesia and Vietnam

This project will test the expansion of the

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

certification standard beyond the

certification of ‘sustainable’ timber to

include other important ecosystem

services (ES) such as carbon, water

quality, soil erosion control and

biodiversity conservation

SNV is the leading implementing partner in Vietnam SNV will focus its efforts on improving and promoting sustainable forest management for a range of ecosystem services through the medium of FSC To demonstrate the feasibility

of this approach, SNV will pilot test the expanded ES certification in Quang Tri and Ha Tinh Provinces

Activities will be focused in both community managed forests and production forests, with an emphasis

on exploring the benefits

an expanded FSC can bring to local actors in the form of access to national and global markets for these services

The project aim to focus on delivering the following results:

• scientifically tested and auditable ES indicators for assessing compliance with certification criteria

• certification for ES of at least one pilot site

• verification of viable FSC business models for marketing ES through certification

• community ownership information sharing systems developed

• FSC and technical agency personnel (e.g certification bodies, development agencies) trained to deliver on ES certification

United Nations Environment

Programme

Forest Stewardship Council

(FSC)

Vietnam Administration

of Forestry (VNFOREST)

Centre for People and Forests

(RECOFTC)

Centre for International Forestry

Research (CIFOR)

For more information please contact

Vu Thi Que Anh,

Project Manager Vietnam

avuthique@snvworld.org

SNV Vietnam office

6th floor, building B,

La Thanh hotel, 218 Doi Can, Hanoi, Vietnam

Tel: (84-4) 38463791 Fax: (84-4) 38463794

Project sites

www.snvworld.org/redd

Ha Tinh

Quang Tri

Hanoi