From 14 to 17 March 2023, Regional Programs Director of Botanical Garden Conservancy International (BGCI), Mr. Joachim Gratzfeld, and BGCI Regional Coordinator for Southeast Asia, Ms. Greetha Arumugam, had a field visit to Tuyen Hoa district, Quang Binh province within the the project “People, Primates, Plants: co-managing biodiversity and improving livelihoods in Vietnam” by Darwin Initiative Fund, UK, funded. In collaboration with the International Agroforestry Research Organization (ICRAF) and the Center for Research on Upland Resource Governance (CEGORN).
During the survey, the working delegation had many meetings and exchanges with local stakeholders (Quang Binh Provincial Forest Protection Department, People’s Committee of Tuyen Hoa district, commune authorities as well as local people). in orde to assess the difficulties and challenges that the project needs to solve, including issues of forest restoration, special-use forest co-management mechanism as well as the propagation of indigenous trees. in accordance with current regulations.
The delegation has received the commitments of the local government to best support the project implementation with the hope that when the project ends in 2025, the project’s achievements will still be promoted, bringing benefits. long-term, sustainable for the locality.
