The Project for Sustainable Natural Resource Management Project Completion Report January 2021 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd. Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. Japan Forest Technology Association GE JR 21-006 Contents Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................ i Photos of Activities ..................................................................................................................... iii Project Sites ................................................................................................................................. x I Basic Information of the Project ............................................................................................. 1 1. Country ................................................................................................................................. 1 2. Title of the Project ................................................................................................................ 1 3. Duration of the Project .......................................................................................................... 1 4. Background ........................................................................................................................... 1 5. Overall Goal and Project Purpose ......................................................................................... 2 6. Implementing Agency ........................................................................................................... 2 II Results of the Project .............................................................................................................. 3 1. Inputs of the Project ................................................................................................................ 3 1-1 Inputs by the Japanese side .................................................................................................. 3 1-1-1 Japanese Experts ................................................................................................................. 3 1-1-2 Training for Capacity Development .................................................................................... 5 1-1-2-1 Domestic Training in Vietnam ..................................................................................... 5 1-1-2-2 Training in Japan ........................................................................................................ 13 1-1-2-3 Training in a Third Country ....................................................................................... 18 1-1-3 Operational Expenses ........................................................................................................ 18 1-1-4 Equipment ......................................................................................................................... 20 1-2 Input by the Vietnam side .................................................................................................. 25 1-2-1 Assignment of the counterpart (C/P) personnel ................................................................ 25 1-2-2 Project Offices ................................................................................................................... 25 1-2-3 Operation Expenses of the Counterparts ........................................................................... 26 1-3 Activities .............................................................................................................................. 27 1-3-1 Component 1 ..................................................................................................................... 27 1-3-2 Component 2 ..................................................................................................................... 30 1-3-3 Component 3 ..................................................................................................................... 36 1-3-4 Component 4 ..................................................................................................................... 40 2. Achievements of the Project ................................................................................................. 41 2-1 Outputs and indicators (Target values and actual values achieved at completion) ...... 41 (1) Component 1 ......................................................................................................................... 41 (2) Component 2 ......................................................................................................................... 51 (3) Component 3 ......................................................................................................................... 80 (4) Component 4 ....................................................................................................................... 112 2-2 Project Purpose and Indicators (Target values and actual values achieved at completion) ............................................................................................................................... 114 3. History of PDM Modification ............................................................................................. 117 4. Others ................................................................................................................................... 125 4-1 Results of Environmental and Social Considerations (if applicable) ........................... 125 4-2 Results of Considerations on Gender/Peace Building/Poverty Reduction (if applicable) ................................................................................................................................ 125 List of Tables and Figures Table 1: Input of Short Term Experts in Vietnam as of the end of October 2020 ................................ 3 Table 2: Input of Short Term Experts in Japan as of the end of October 2020 ..................................... 5 Table 3: Domestic Training in Vietnam (Forest Policy) ....................................................................... 6 Table 4: Domestic training in Vietnam (REDD+ pilot activities: Forest management and livelihood development) ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Table 5: Domestic Training in Vietnam (PFMS) .................................................................................. 8 Table 6: Domestic Training in Vietnam (LB-BR) * ............................................................................. 9 Table 7: Domestic Training in Vietnam (NBDS) ............................................................................... 12 Table 8: Training in Japan .................................................................................................................. 13 Table 9: Participants Lists of Training in Japan.................................................................................. 13 Table 10: Training in a Third Country ................................................................................................ 18 Table 11: Operational expenses of the Japanese side ......................................................................... 18 Table 12: Equipment and goods procured for the Counterparts ......................................................... 20 Table 13: Equipment for the Japanese side ......................................................................................... 22 Table 14: Operational Expenses of the Counterparts .......................................................................... 26 Table 15: PFMS installation and replication progress in each province ............................................. 46 Table 16: Number of tablet procured including SNRM and other projects ........................................ 47 Table 17: Comparison table of PDM and steps for PRAP development ............................................ 53 Table 18: Detailed actions for the Dien Bien PRAP revision ............................................................. 54 Table 19: Scope of PRAP monitoring................................................................................................. 56 Table 20: Dien Bien PRAP monitoring processes and results ............................................................ 57 Table 21: Participants in the planning meetings of Dien Bien Province ............................................ 59 Table 22: The results of forest management activities in Dien Bien Province ................................... 59 Table 23: Results of livelihood development activities in Dien Bien Province .................................. 60 Table 24: PRAP TWG and Provincial FPDP Steering Committee ..................................................... 66 Table 25: Detailed actions for PRAP revisions for Hoa Binh, Son La and Lai Chau ......................... 67 Table 26: PRAP monitoring processes and results for Hoa Binh, Son La and Lai Chau ................... 68 Table 27: Participants in the planning meetings of Hoa Binh Province ............................................. 70 Table 28: Participants in the planning meetings of Son La Province ................................................. 70 Table 29: Participants in the planning meetings of Lai Chau Province .............................................. 70 Table 30: Results of forest management activities in Hoa Binh Province .........................................