“Protection forests restoration and sustainable management" project - JICA2
“Protection forests restoration and sustainable management" project - JICA2
1. Project name:
- In Vietnamese: Dự án Phục hồi và quản lý bền vững rừng phòng hộ - Dự án JICA2.
- In English: Protection forests restoration and sustainable management project.
2. Organization Information
- Donor: Japanese Government – Through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
- Line Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)
- Investor: Management Board for Forestry Projects (MBFP).
- Executing Agency: Central Project Management Unit (CPMU) of JICA2 Project.
- Contacting Address: Room 401, Complex Building No. II, 16 Thuy Khue, Tay Ho, Hanoi.
- Telephone/Fax: 04 3728 6211; Fax: 04 3728 6212.
3. Project objectives
3.1 Overall project goals
i) Sustainable protection and management of of protection forests;
ii) Restoration and preservation of biodiversity;
iii) Poverty reduction in the mountainous regions.
3.2 Temporary objectives
i) Restoration and development of watershed protection forest in 11 provinces from Thanh Hoa province to Binh Thuan province;
ii) Strengthening capacity of local governments and owners of protection forests;
iii) Livelihood improvement of communities that will bear protection forest management responsibilities.
4. Project scale
The project is implemented in 11 provinces including: Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan;
In the areas of 38 districts, 101 communes and 43Management Boards of Protection Forests with total direct impacting area of the project is 69,235 ha, in which: afforestation: 17,946 ha; imrpovement of existing plantation: 2,960 ha; Assisted natural regeneration (ANR): 14,162 ha; Forest protection: 34,437 ha.
5. Project implementation time
Project implementation time: From 2012 to 2021
Validity period of the Loan Agreement: From 20/7/2012 to 20/7/2023
Anticipated project implementation schedule is as followed:
Summary of Project implementation schedule
LOCATION MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
6. Total project investment
Total capital: 9,534 million Japanese Yen (equivalent to 123.497 million USD); in which:
Japanese ODA Loan: 7,703 million Japanese Yen (equivalent to 99.780 million USD); The preference loan from the Japanese Government with an interest rate of 0.3% per year, term of loan is 40 years, in which 10 years is grace period.
Counterpart fund: 1,831 million Japanese Yen (equivalent to 23.718 million USD or 494,845 million VND). In which:
+ Counterpart fund granted by MARD: 107,027 million VND equivalent to 396 million Japanese Yen or 5.130 million USD;
+ Counterpart fund from project provinces: 387,838 million VND equivalent to 1,435 million Japanese Yen or 18.588 million USD.
7. Main responsible agencies for the project
7.1 At Central level
a). Line agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)
b) Investor: Management Board for Forestry Projects (MBFP).
c) Executing Agency: Central Project Management Unit (CPMU)
7.2 At provincial level
a) Line agency of sub-project: Provincial People’s Committee (PPC).
b) Investor of Component/ sub-porject: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD).
c) Executing unit/ agency of sub-project: Provincial Project Management Unit (PPMU).
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