Hanoi-Vietnam: Financing norms for investment projects on forest protection and development

1

Afforestation, survey, design

1.1

Border communes

a

Large timber, multipurpose, Indigenous

b

In the border communes and provinces of Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Central Highlands

thousand VND/ha

10,000

c

Small timber, scattered

thousand VND/ha

7,000

d

Forestry extension costs over 4 years (1 year of planting and 3 years of care)

thousand VND/ha

500

e

Surveying, designing, and contracting costs

thousand VND/ha

300

1.2

Outside border communes

a

Large timber, multipurpose, Indigenous

thousand VND/ha

8,000

b

Small timber, scattered

thousand VND/ha

5,000

c

Forestry extension costs over 4 years (1 year of planting and 3 years of care)

thousand VND/ha

500

d

Surveying, designing, and contracting costs

thousand VND/ha

300

1.3

Support for digitizing maps and creating production forest projects

a

Costs for establishing and appraising production forest projects

thousand VND/ha

100

b

As-built maps and map digitization

thousand VND/ha

50

2

Issuance of Forest land use rights certificates

a

One-time land allocation support costs, issuing land use rights certificates, contracting forest land (individuals, households)

thousand VND/ha

300

b

One-time land allocation support costs; issuing land use rights certificates, contracting forest land (organizations, communities)

thousand VND/ha

150

3

Issuance of sustainable forest management certificates (minimum of 100 ha or more for natural forests, planted forests)

thousand VND/ha

300

4

Firebreaks, forestry roads

a

Firebreaks

thousand VND/km

30,000

b

Forestry roads

thousand VND/km

450,000

5

Forestry seed infrastructure, forest management stations, wood processing

a

Support for Medium Density Fiberboard factories (> 30,000m^3^)

million VND/factory

20,000

b

Support for particle board, plywood, industrial bamboo factories (< 30,000m^3^)

million VND/factory

10,000

c

Upgrading nurseries

thousand VND/nursery

75,000

d

New nursery construction

thousand VND/nursery

300,000

đ

New seed forest

thousand VND/nursery

55,000

e

Newly planted seed forests

thousand VND/ha

40,000

g

Transformed seed forests

thousand VND/ha

15,000

h

Seed center

million VND/center

5,000

6

Conversion Rates

a

01 m^3^ Medium Density Fiberboard

equivalent to 750kg

b

01 m^3^ High Density Fiberboard

equivalent to 1,000kg

c

01 m^3^ particle board, plywood

equivalent to 700kg

d

01 m^3^ bamboo: laminated board, block panel, laminated stick

equivalent to 1,000kg