RAINFOREST CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN VIETNAM

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Rainforest conservation in Vietnam helps protect the Northern Indochina subtropical monsoon forests. This vast rainforest travels through portions of Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, China and Vietnam - and is also known as the highlands of northern Indochina. In Northeastern Vietnam they blanket the top region of the Red River watershed and the northern Annamite Range. Almost all of the rainforest in Vietnam has been cleared. Less than 10% of its original vegetation remains (http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0141_ full.html) mainly due to unsustainable rattan farming. Rattan is palm native to Vietnam and other tropical regions in Africa, Asia and Australia. These palms are harvested for many reasons including: food furniture shelter handicraft Rattan is one of Vietnam's largest growing billion dollar industries and a major source of livelihood for the Vietnamese. Because of overharvesting and deforestation, this livelihood is threatened along with the threat to over 183 mammal species and 707 bird species.(http://caaltd.org/Rainforest/Vietnam/NorthernIndochina.asp x) Using unsustainable harvesting practices pollutes the ecosystems with chemicals that affect the earth, air and water resources and, in turn, people's health. RAINFOREST CONSERVATION IN VIETNAM INCLUDES SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR A CLEANER RATTAN PRODUCTION SYSTEM. The WWF is working towards securing a FSC certification with rattan industry stakeholders while offering long-term profit for the rural people of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Their project is called 'A

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Switch to Sustainable Rattan Production and Supply' and its goal is to convert and maintain at least 50 thousand hectares of forest in the Indochina rainforest. The project organisers are working with businesses and communities to develop management plans, to train workers and establish certified links along the chain of supply. (http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/greaterm ekong/our_solutions/sustainablerattan/project/ ) Furthermore, the implementation of the "Annamites Carbon Sinks and Biodiversity" project began in mid 2011. Its goal is to develop sustainable management and protect up to 200 thousand hectares of rainforest rich in biodiversity, with an outstanding ability to absorb CO2. This rainforest conservation in Vietnam is targeting the 1.8 million tons of emissions currently being released from deforestation and forest degradation. (http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/vietnam/?201306/Lau nching-the-Annamites-Carbon-Sinks-and-Biodiversity-project---QuangNam-component) Project strategies include reforestation, assigned protection areas, policing illegal logging, and the financial support of 7 Mio. from the Federal Republic of Germany under its International Climate Initiative. Experts maintain that efforts in rainforest conservation for Vietnam must continue if the Indochina forests are to be preserved for future generations. Sustainable development and production of the land will ensure that the Vietnamese can build their economy without any negative impacts on the environment.