Regulation No.70/2017 Implementing REDD+ and Sustainable Management of Forests

The Ministerial Regulation No.70 is a guideline for the implementation of REDD + (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, Role of Conservation, Sustainable Management of Forest and Enhancement of Forest Carbon Stocks) for the person in charge of the National, Sub-National REDD + management agency and REDD + implementer.

This Ministerial Regulation aims to achieve REDD + implementation that is in accordance with the requirements of the UNFCCC COP Decree on REDD + and is consistent with national policies, as well as encouraging REDD + implementers to achieve full REDD + implementation, to support the achievement of targets for Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) implementation in the Forestry sector.

The scope of this Ministerial Regulation includes: 1) REDD + locations, approaches and tools; 2) monitoring, evaluation and guidance.

The implementation of REDD + includes the following activities: 1) increasing institutional capacity and human resources; 2)strengthening REDD + policies and tools; 3) research and development.