18 Jun 2012

VIET NAM / FOREST RESOURCES

The UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) says ever more nations around the world are realizing the positive contribution that the forestry industry can make to the development of a green economy. In Viet Nam, the loss of forested areas has been reversed and the country is now increasing forest area by about one percent every year. FAO

Posted at: June 18, 2012 2:25 pm

Duration: 03:00

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STORY: VIETNAM / FOREST RESOURCES
TRT: 3.00
SOURCE: FAO
RESTRCITIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: VIETNAMESE / ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: RECENT 2012, VIET NAM

SHOTLIST:

1. Med shot, group walking through the jungle in Northern Vietnam
2. Various shots, man measuring trees and writing down data
3. Various shots, man using optical equipment to measure forest canopy
4. Wide shot, forest canopy and wide shot
5. SOUNDBITE (Vietnamese) Ho Manh Tuong, National Forestry Project Coordinator:
"Nowadays we need more accurate data and information on forest resources including biodiversity, environment carbon stock of the forest and also the information on social economic and other factors related to forest governance. It enables the policy makers in making suitable policies and plans for the more sustainable forest management."
6. Various shots, women tending to saplings at a nursery  
7. Med shot, group walking through jungle
8. Wide shot, setting up technical equipment in forest
9. Close up, GPS unit
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Tani Hoyhtya, Chief Technical Adviser, FAO Finland Forestry Program:
"What we try to develop is multi source approach. That means the combined use of satellite image interpretation and collection of the ground sample plots."
11. Wide shot, forest and mountains
12. Med shot, two men looking at computer monitor 
13. Close up, satellite imagery of forest on screen
14. Various shots, saw mill factory
15. SOUNDBITE (Vietnamese) Ha Thi Nhung, Worker in Sahabak MDF Bac Kan Province:
"My income here from the factory is basically consistent and I can help my family for the daily needs and when the factory started running my parents could sell products like Acacia wood to the factory without needing to transport to other areas, like before."
16. Various shots, certified lumber in large stacks
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Patrick Durst, Senior Forestry Officer Asia-Pacific, FAO:
"One of the challenges for us in forestry sector in moving towards the green economy is to convince people that consuming more wood products, especially legally and sustainably produced wood products is far better for the climate than excessive consumption of non-renewable products that rely heavily on minerals and fossil fuels that are in limited supply."
18. Wide shot, wood flooring being made at factory.
19. Med shot, female worker stacking cut lumber
20. Med shot, two men planting saplings
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Patrick Durst, Senior Forestry Officer Asia-Pacific, FAO:
"Forests, forestry and forest products won't solve all of the problems of a green economy, but they are capable of opening exciting new pathways toward low-carbon production and consumption. That offers a green ray of hope for all of us for a better and more sustainable future."
22. Various shots, men measuring plants in the forest
23. Wide shot, forest and mountains

STORYLINE:

Deep in the forests of northern Vietnam experts are collecting data to assess the nation's forests and their ability to help mitigate climate change. The information they gather will help officials make better projections of forest inventory, on which to base decisions about forest management and best practice.  
 	 	 	
One of the key aspects they're looking at is the forest ecosystems' ability to absorb and store carbon. The world's forests store about 289 gigatonnes of carbon in their biomass alone, and hold significant potential to mitigate climate change.

SOUNDBITE (Vietnamese) Ho Manh Tuong, National Forestry Project Coordinator:
"Nowadays we need more accurate data and information on forest resources including biodiversity, environment carbon stock of the forest and also the information on social economic and other factors related to forest governance. It enables the policy makers in making suitable policies and plans for the more sustainable forest management."

Viet Nam has decided to pursue a "green economy" and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is supporting these efforts through several projects aimed at promoting sustainable forest livelihoods.

Funded by the Finnish government, Vietnam's National Forest Assessment (NFA) project uses the most up-to-date methods to measure the changes, expansion rates, and locations of forested areas.

SOUNDBITE (English) Tani Hoyhtya, Chief Technical Adviser, FAO Finland Forestry Program:
"What we try to develop is multi source approach. That means the combined use of satellite image interpretation and collection of the ground sample plots."

About 40 percent of Viet Nam is covered with forest and almost half of that is managed for producing timber and other forest products. Viet Nam's National Forestry Development Strategy aims to increase the area to 47 percent by 2020.

With support from the FAO, the government plans to sustainably develop, manage and protect these expanding forest resources, which will further benefit people's livelihoods and the environment.

SOUNDBITE (Vietnamese) Ha Thi Nhung, Worker in Sahabak MDF Bac Kan Province:
"My income here from the factory is basically consistent and I can help my family for the daily needs and when the factory started running my parents could sell products like Acacia wood to the factory without needing to transport to other areas, like before."

At the heart of the sustainable wood products industry is the idea of using "good wood". Good wood is timber or other forest products that meet widely accepted standards for social, economic and environmental practices.

SOUNDBITE (English) Patrick Durst, Senior Forestry Officer Asia-Pacific, FAO:
"One of the challenges for us in forestry sector in moving towards the green economy is to convince people that consuming more wood products, especially legally and sustainably produced wood products is far better for the climate than excessive consumption of non-renewable products that rely heavily on minerals and fossil fuels that are in limited supply."

Ever more nations around the world are realizing the positive contribution that a vibrant and sustainable forestry industry can make to the development of a green economy.

The advantages are clear: more and better jobs; lower environmental impact; a carbon neutral industry; and a renewable, sustainable approach to economic development.

SOUNDBITE (English) Patrick Durst, Senior Forestry Officer Asia-Pacific, FAO:
"Forests, forestry and forest products won't solve all of the problems of a green economy, but they are capable of opening exciting new pathways toward low-carbon production and consumption. That offers a green ray of hope for all of us for a better and more sustainable future."

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is working to develop and disseminate a series of tools and methodologies elaborated by its experts which are aimed at helping member nations to choose and profit from sustainable forestry, because it believes forests truly are at the heart of a green economy.