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The role and significance of village and community forest in ethnic minority communities in Vietnam
In the long historical development of Vietnam, the village, which is referred to in different ethnic minority languages as làng, bản, thôn, buôn, bon, phum, sóc, ấp has become a...
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Vietnam culture overview
Vietnam has an age-old and special culture that is closely attached to the history of the formation and development of the nation. Historians have shared a common view that V...
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Improving land sector governance in Vietnam: Implementation of Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF)
This document represents the country report for Vietnam’s national LGAF Study. This Study was undertaken by team of national experts, with support from the World Bank, and in co...
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Decree No. 05/2010 / ND-CP on establishment of Forest Protection and Development Fund
The Decree is about establishment, management and use of Forest protection and development fund. Purposes of Fund establishment: 1. To mobilize resources of the society for f...
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Forest tenure policies in Vietnam: Status, gaps and way forward
The current regulatory framework in Viet Nam addresses the issue of forest land tenure and recognizes the rights of legitimate holders of forests and forest land. but major poli...
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Forest Sector Modernization and Coastal Resilience Enhancement Project for Vietnam - Environmental and Social Monitoring Framewok (proposal)
The Government of Vietnam (GoV) through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has been preparing an investment project, namely the Forest Sector Modernization...
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Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems...
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Decree No. 99/2010/ND-CP on the policy on payment for forest environment services.
This Decree provides for the policy on payment of forest environment services which include: soil protection, restriction of erosion and sedimentation of reservoirs, rivers and ...
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Decree No. 75/2015/ND-CP on mechanism and policy of forest development associated with the policy on sustainable and rapid poverty reduction and assistance to ethnic minorities for the period 2015 – 2020
This Decree provides for the mechanism and policy on encouraging forest protection, regeneration, afforestation, non-wood forest product development, income improvement associat...
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Decree No. 13/2017/NĐ-CP Defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs
Decree No. 13/2017/NĐ-CP was issued by The Prime Minister, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the committee for ethnic minority affairs.
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Vietnam poverty analysis
This poverty analysis is an important first step in the development of a new five-year country strategy for Vietnam. Its aim is to inform the process of identifying appropriate ...
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Figures on Ethnic Minority Women and Men in Vietnam 2015
With financial support from the Government of Ireland, the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs and UN Women commissioned this report on “Figures on Ethnic Minority Women and M...
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Improve maternal health: Where we are?
Maternal mortality has declined considerably over the last two decades, from 233 per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 69 per 100,000 live births in 2009, with approximately two-th...
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Overview of social economic situation - Results from analyses of the survey on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities in 2015
Based on data collected from the Survey on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities (EMs) carried in 2015, this report analyzes and evaluates the socio-economic situ...
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The Indigenous World 2018
The rising tensions between states and indigenous peoples are reaching a peak and The Indigenous World 2018 adds to the documented records, highlighting the increase in attacks ...
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Climbing the ladder: poverty reduction and shared prosperity in Vietnam
Vietnam has achieved remarkable success in reducing poverty while controlling inequality. The country’s broad-based growth reflects the government’s focus on developing labor-in...
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Ethnic groups in Vietnam
Introduction about 54 ethnic minority groups in Vietnam: homeland, linguistic families, and ethnic diversity throughout country
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Chapter 8 Vietnam - A Widening Poverty Gap for Ethnic Minorities (Excerpt from book: Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Development)
Vietnam has one of the fastest economic growth rates in the world in recent years. However, ethnic groups in this country may not equally share the benefit of this wealth increa...
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Indigenous people in Vietnam
Vietnam is considered a multi-ethnic country with 54 recognized ethnic groups, of which 53 are ethnic minority groups. Although the country voted in favor of UNDRIP, it does not...
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Barriers to accessing maternal health and family planning services in ethnic minority communities in Vietnam
This research study entitled “Exploring barriers to accessing maternal health and family planning services in ethnic minority communities in Vietnam” was supported, and the scop...