Forest Land Allocation in the Context of Forestry Sector Restructuring: Opportunities for Forestry Development and Upland Livelihood Improvement

The report “Forest Land Allocation in the Context of Forestry Sector Restructuring: Opportunities for Forestry Development and Uplands Livelihood Improvement,” aims to evaluate the results of FLA policy by synthesizing previous research on the subject. This report was finalized in the context of the final evaluation of Decree 28/NQ-TW 2003, release of Decree 30-NQ/TW dated 12 March 2014 by the Political Bureau of Vietnam, and the implementation of the 2013 Master Plan for re-structuring the forestry sector by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Together, these policies outline a road map for the continued renovation of Vietnam’s agricultural and forestry companies. Furthermore, this report investigates how Vietnam’s forestry sector has been vigorously integrating into international programmes regarding climate change and sustainable forest product trade.