ASSESSING THE BIODIVERSITY IN VIET NAM

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© WWF-Viet Nam / Thanh The Vinh

OCTOBER 2021 | FINAL REPORT

ASSESSING THE BIODIVERSITY IN VIET NAM

ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS

FROM ECONOMIC SECTORSFUNDINGCOORDINATIONIMPLEMENTATION IN VIET NAM

In cooperation

to facilitate biodiversity engagement

FOREWORD

The health of the ecosystem on which we and all other species rely for t heir survival has been deteriorating at an unpredictable rate. WWF's Living Planet Report 2020 shows an average 68% decrease in monitored vertebrate species populations between 1970 and 20

16 of which status is

the livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life of people aro und the world, and also triggering ecosystems if we want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 20 50.
"Biodiversity Engagement Facilitation" Initiative - BIODEV2030 is funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), coordinated by Expertise France. This Initiative has bee n implemented in 16 pilot countries, of which Viet Nam is the only one located in Asia. In Viet Na m, the Initiative starts from July

2020 under the joint implementation and cooperation of the World Wide Fu

nd for Nature in Viet Nam (WWF-Viet Nam) and the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency (B

CA) - an agency under the

Viet Nam Environment Administration (VEA), the Ministry of Natural Res ources and Environment. One of its ambitious goals is to build voluntary commitment models to transf orm production methods of at least two economic sectors towards minimizing negative impacts and en hancing positive ones on biodiversity, which will contribute to the process of halting biodiversi ty loss by 2030 and restoring biodiversity by 2050. activities" impacts on biodiversity, and the analysis of stakeholders as well as the institutional and policy context of the country, will provide an important basis for stake holders (including government, civil society organizations, businesses, and communities) to engage in dialogues in order to develop appropriate voluntary commitment models. Ultimately, the results from th ese voluntary commitment models will provide valuable practical experiences to help replicate the commitment models in Viet Nam; and to share with other countries including the Initiative-implemen ting ones through key international events in the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restorati on (2021-2030).

The report

"Assessing the biodiversity in Viet Nam - Analysis of Impacts from

Economic Sectors"ȴ

Despite certain limitations in the data collection and analysis process, the report has outlined quite clearly the current status of biodiversity in Viet Nam, thereby pointing out the direct and indirect causes sectors with great impacts on biodiversity loss in Viet Nam, which creat es the premise for further in- depth studies to determine more clearly the extent, scale, and trend of impacts of these two economic sectors on Viet Nam biodiversity. On that basis, appropriate recommendat ions will be given for future transformational voluntary commitment models. We would like to express our deepest appreciation to the assessment team led by Oréade-Brèche members of the Core Working Group of the Initiative in Viet Nam, organiz

© WWF-Viet Nam / Thanh The Vinh

OCTOBER 2021 | FINAL REPORT

ASSESSING THE BIODIVERSITY IN VIET NAM

ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS

FROM ECONOMIC SECTORSFUNDINGCOORDINATIONIMPLEMENTATION IN VIET NAM

In cooperation

to facilitate biodiversity engagement

FOREWORD

The health of the ecosystem on which we and all other species rely for t heir survival has been deteriorating at an unpredictable rate. WWF's Living Planet Report 2020 shows an average 68% decrease in monitored vertebrate species populations between 1970 and 20

16 of which status is

the livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life of people aro und the world, and also triggering ecosystems if we want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 20 50.
"Biodiversity Engagement Facilitation" Initiative - BIODEV2030 is funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), coordinated by Expertise France. This Initiative has bee n implemented in 16 pilot countries, of which Viet Nam is the only one located in Asia. In Viet Na m, the Initiative starts from July

2020 under the joint implementation and cooperation of the World Wide Fu

nd for Nature in Viet Nam (WWF-Viet Nam) and the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency (B

CA) - an agency under the

Viet Nam Environment Administration (VEA), the Ministry of Natural Res ources and Environment. One of its ambitious goals is to build voluntary commitment models to transf orm production methods of at least two economic sectors towards minimizing negative impacts and en hancing positive ones on biodiversity, which will contribute to the process of halting biodiversi ty loss by 2030 and restoring biodiversity by 2050. activities" impacts on biodiversity, and the analysis of stakeholders as well as the institutional and policy context of the country, will provide an important basis for stake holders (including government, civil society organizations, businesses, and communities) to engage in dialogues in order to develop appropriate voluntary commitment models. Ultimately, the results from th ese voluntary commitment models will provide valuable practical experiences to help replicate the commitment models in Viet Nam; and to share with other countries including the Initiative-implemen ting ones through key international events in the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restorati on (2021-2030).

The report

"Assessing the biodiversity in Viet Nam - Analysis of Impacts from

Economic Sectors"ȴ

Despite certain limitations in the data collection and analysis process, the report has outlined quite clearly the current status of biodiversity in Viet Nam, thereby pointing out the direct and indirect causes sectors with great impacts on biodiversity loss in Viet Nam, which creat es the premise for further in- depth studies to determine more clearly the extent, scale, and trend of impacts of these two economic sectors on Viet Nam biodiversity. On that basis, appropriate recommendat ions will be given for future transformational voluntary commitment models. We would like to express our deepest appreciation to the assessment team led by Oréade-Brèche members of the Core Working Group of the Initiative in Viet Nam, organiz