Mekong Regional Land Forum 2021, Session 3 FPIC experience in Vietnam

1. CAFÉ-REDD Project
@ Mekong Regional Land Forum 2021
Presented by Nam Pham (Mr.) (Project Manager)

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3. International Climate Initiative – Federal Ministry for the Environment,
Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety - IKI BMU
Project Owner: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
3 years from 2018-2021
Lam Dong Province, Central Highland, Viet Nam
Reduced emission from deforestation and forest degradation through
coffee agro-forestry and forest enhancement
Project Overview
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4. Aichi-SDG-NDC
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Enhancing Public Sector
Capacity for Climate Smart
Landscape Planning &
Management
Private Sector
Engagement in Climate
Smart Landscape
Solutions
Supporting Smallholders in
Sustainable Agriculture,
Agroforestry and Climate
Smart Landscape Solutions
Knowledge
Development & Sharing
B. Reduce the
direct pressures
and promote
sustainable use

5. Project Location and Land Use Context
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Rationale for FPIC
Practical/pragmatic means towards
conflict resolution – K’ho people
customarily use land in state forest areas
– FPIC to achieve effective forest
conservation and landscape restoration.
Need for FPIC as a Social Safeguard
• UNFCCC “Cancun’ safeguards for
REDD+
• Country Safeguards Framework
(SIS/SoI) in response
• Donor requirements BMU/IKI follow
IFC Performance Standards.

8. FPIC Process
▪ Initial FPIC
▪ Participatory Environmental & Social and livelihoods assessment; drone mapping and
participatory village land use mapping; spatially explicit consultations on land use ->
community conservation agreements on land use (rights, responsibilities, benefits) –
show number of participants, female and ethnic minority % participation.
▪ Ongoing FPIC
▪ Development of Collaborative Forest Management Mechanism; Building capacity of
Forest Management Boards to understand safeguards, collaborative management; GRM
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9. FPIC Process
1. Project Design
•Env & Social Safeguards Screening (IFC
Performance Standards)
2. Early Implementation
• Integrated drivers, value-chains and
livelihoods assessment
•Env & Social Assessment
• Env & Social Management Plan (ESMP)
3. Initial FPIC
• Farm-mapping
• Participatory village land use planning
• Community Conservation Agreements
4. Ongoing FPIC
•Strengthening Collaborative Forest
Management
• Grievance Redress Mechanism
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10. Land use planning process
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11. Outcomes/Results
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▪ 10 villages broad community support
(conservation agreements)
▪ Platform for improved landscape
governance (based on consultation
with communities, smallholders)
▪ Improved awareness and
understanding of rights and
responsibilities, that these are
attached to benefits
▪ Increased motivation to participate
in/support for forest protection efforts

12. Advantages
▪ Relatively low cost, accountability,
transparency and builds trust, aids
consensus building (much quicker and
more efficient to achieve objectives if
people are on your side).
▪ The drone mapping and participatory
verification approach was particularly
successful and demonstrated the
potential for very rapid and
comparatively low cost (forest) land
allocation.
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