Workshop on Community Forestry and Poverty Alleviation in Vietnam
(Conference room, Army Hotel 33C Pham Ngu Lao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi 8:00 – 12:00 AM, October 31, 2007 )INVITATION LETTERThe Center for Environment and Community Asset Development (CECAD), Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Association is very pleased to invite you to its workshop on Community Forestry and Poverty Alleviation in Vietnam, as part of the project entitled Community Forestry and Poverty Alleviation in Vietnam funded by the Ford Foundation.The objective of the project is to examine contributions of community forestry to poverty alleviation in Vietnam. Based on research findings, policy recommendations will be proposed to enable community forestry to improve rural livelihoods better in Vietnam.The purposes of the workshop will be to:
- Present research findings on community forestry and poverty reduction by CECAD
- Discuss community forestry development in the project’s research sites
- Gather feedback from participants for the purpose of improving the final research report.
Venue: Conference room, Army Hotel 33C Pham Ngu Lao Street, Hoan Kiem District, HanoiTime: 8:00 – 12:00 AM, October 31, 2007Tentative Workshop Program: see belowPlease let Ms. Vu Kim Dung at tel. 04-8570-539/ext. 0 or 04-537-6825/ ext. 0know if you could attend the workshop by October 24, 2007.Your presence will be highly appreciated.Best regards, Prof. Le Dien DucDirector of CECAD
| Tentative Workshop Programme | |
| Community Forestry and Poverty Alleviation in Vietnam | |
| Hanoi, October 31, 2007 | |
| 8:00 – 8:30 | Registration |
| 8:30 – 8:45 | Opening Address |
| Prof. Lê Diên Dực, Director of CECAD | |
| 8:45 – 9:00 | Community Forestry in Sơn La province: Song Da Social Forestry Model |
| Mr. Nguyễn Văn Luân, Deputy Head, Son La Provincial Forest Protection | |
| 9:00 – 9:15 | EU Project on Social Forestry and Upland Agriculture Development in Con Cuông District, Nghệ An Province |
| Mr. Lê Quang Hợp, Head, Con Cuông District Forest Protection, Nghệ An Province | |
| 9:15 – 9:30 | Community-based Forest and Forest Land Management in Mang Yang District, Gia Lai Province |
| Mr. Phùng Nhuệ Giang, Head of Training Department of Gia Lai Forestry College | |
| 9:30 – 9:45 | Questions and Answers |
| 9:45 – 10:00 | Tea break |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Research Methodology |
| Dr. Lê Thi Vân Huệ, Researcher, CECAD | |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Research findings |
| Dr. Đào Trọng Hưng, Researcher, CECAD | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Discussion |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Wrap-up of Morning Section |
