Training of Trainers (ToT) on the Toolbox in natural resources management and in Payment for Environmental Services in Vietnam - TUL-VIETNAM

The World Agroforestry Centre in Vietnam (ICRAF Vietnam) and the project “Pro-Poor Partnerships for AgroForestry Development (3 PAD) in Bac Kan Province” are delighted to invite you to participate in the Training of Trainers (ToT) on “Toolbox in Natural Resources Management and in Payment for Environmental Services in Vietnam – TUL-Vietnam”.This TUL-Vietnam ToT is a part of TUL-SEA project, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), and coordinated by ICRAF. The project started in 2007 with project activities in six Southest Asian countries (including Vietnam and China).The first TULSEA training in Vietnam was organized during one week, November, 22-27, 2008, in Nui Coc, Thai Nguyen province for 20 participants from provinces, research organizations, and universities. As a result, six partners have started testing the tools in three different agro-ecological zones of Vietnam, including the northern uplands (Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen), northern midlands (Hoa Binh), and central coastal region (Thua Thien Hue). These results have been incorporated into SEA TULSEA book in English and TUL-Vietnam book in Vietnamese. Both books will be published in 2011.On request from IFAD-PES project in Bac Kan and in order to bring some selected TULSEA tools to the real life of rural development program in Vietnam, the second TULSEA workshop named TUL-Vietnam was organized in March-April 2011. The focus of this ToT was to introduce four key tools for developing PES/RES mechanisms:Participatory Analysis Of Poverty, Livelihoods And Environment Dynamics (PaPOLD) at community level. PaPOLD helps identify target groups and payment mechanisms that are fair and sustainable.Participatory Landscape Analysis (PALA) at landscape, community and household levels. PaLA helps to identify the basis for decision making in land use and land-use changes. This knowledge is vital for designing PES.Reverse Auction For Payment Of Environmental Services (RA): RA is a new tool, which has been being tested in Africa and Southeast Asia, and is planned to be applied for PES negotiation in Bac Kan in 2011.Rapid Carbon Stock Appraisal (RaCSA): RaCSA is a tool to identify carbon Environmental Services, and gives communities the opportunity to participate in reporting and monitoring contracts in payment for Carbon ES.The training was separated into two parts, a two-day theoretical in-house training in Hanoi (March 31 and April 1, 2011) and two weeks practical field-based training using the PALA and RaCSA tools in Bac Kan (April 2011). The training included over 20 enthusiastic participants who will continue to train IFAD-PES project in Bac Kan province.

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