After the financial plan for implementing emission reduction payments in the North Central region (ERPA) was issued by the Provincial People's Committee in Decision No. 302/QD-UBND dated January 26, 2024, the Forest Protection and Development Fund of Ha Tinh province announced the payment to beneficiaries. As of October 18, 2024, the Fund has disbursed ERPA funds of more than VND 7.4 billion, of which the Fund management fee is about VND 2 billion, and paid to beneficiaries more than VND 5.4 billion according to the provisions of Decree No. 107/2022/ND-CP. In order to further improve the quality and quantity of OCOP products in Bac Lieu province in the coming time, on November 29, the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province organized a Conference on Connecting Supply and Demand of OCOP products between Bac Lieu province and other provinces and cities. On the afternoon of November 29, continuing the program of the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly, with 92.07% of the total number of National Assembly deputies in favor, the National Assembly passed the Law on Public Investment (amended). This law takes effect from January 1, 2025. On November 29, in the city. Bac Giang (Bac Giang province), the 4th Congress of Ethnic Minorities in Bac Giang province, 2024 took place with the theme "Ethnic minorities unite, innovate, promote advantages, potentials, integration and sustainable development". Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman of the Ethnic Minorities Committee Y Vinh Tor attended and delivered a speech directing the Congress. Former Secretary of the Bac Giang Provincial Party Committee, former Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman of the Ethnic Minorities Committee Nong Quoc Tuan, and representatives of departments and units of the Ethnic Minorities Committee attended. Recently, Binh Dinh province has mobilized the entire political system, determined to successfully implement the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas (National Target Program 1719). During the implementation process, consensus, cooperation and contribution of all classes of people have been created and practical results have been achieved, increasing people's income, changing the face of ethnic minority and mountainous areas. On the afternoon of November 29, information from the Quang Nam Provincial Police said that the Nam Tra My District Police had just issued a decision to temporarily detain 3 subjects for the crime of "Theft of property". The teacher who beat the student's leg and received a reprimand wrote a self-criticism, but the school's disciplinary council decided to give her a warning. On November 29, the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province held a meeting to assess the implementation of Resolution No. 42/2024/NQ-HDND of the Provincial People's Council on a number of measures to support overcoming the consequences of storm No. 3 in the province and the plan to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in 2025 under the direction of the Central Government. General news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper, dated November 29, there is the following notable information: Long An - Shining Aspiration of Vam River. Five-color cake - Unique specialty of Cao Lan people. Where Ba Na cultural identity is preserved and promoted. Along with other current news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. As part of a series of activities to welcome the 4th Congress of Ethnic Minorities of Ho Chi Minh City - 2024; continuing to promote the tradition of solidarity, mutual assistance and mutual support of collectives, individuals and philanthropists, on November 29, the City Ethnic Minorities Committee. Ho Chi Minh City coordinated with the People's Committee of District 12 and the sponsor to hand over the repaired charity house to the ethnic minority household in difficult circumstances in the area. On the afternoon of November 29, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Kon Tum Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Tuan chaired the ceremony to announce and hand over the Provincial People's Committee's Decision on the work of the Provincial Ethnic Minority Committee's staff. After the financial plan for implementing the payment for emission reduction in the North Central region (ERPA) was issued by the Provincial People's Committee in Decision No. 302/QD-UBND dated January 26, 2024, the Forest Protection and Development Fund of Ha Tinh province announced the payment to the beneficiaries. As of October 18, 2024, the Fund has disbursed ERPA funds of more than VND 7.4 billion, of which the Fund management fee is about VND 2 billion, and paid to beneficiaries more than VND 5.4 billion according to the provisions of Decree No. 107/2022/ND-CP. On the afternoon of November 29, at VIMC Hau Giang General Port (Dong Phu Commune, Chau Thanh District), the People's Committee of Hau Giang Province organized an oil spill response drill in 2024. On the afternoon of November 29, in Phuoc Dan Town, the People's Committee of Ninh Phuoc District, Ninh Thuan Province organized the Cham Pottery Art Competition in 2024. Participating in the competition were 30 contestants who are Cham ethnic artisans in Bau Truc pottery village.
The North Central Region Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Payment Policy (ERPA) implemented in the province has contributed to creating an important additional source of funding to help maintain forest management and protection; support livelihood development, and improve the lives of households, individuals, and communities in the province.
From the money received by ERPA, households have more money to invest in their livelihoods. As for communities, they have funds to build and repair rural roads, village cultural houses, lighting lines, repair village loudspeakers, buy forest fire prevention equipment, install billboards to propagate forest protection and forest fire prevention... thereby, completing many targets in the criteria for building new rural areas.
Ha Tinh is one of six provinces implementing Decree No. 107/2022/ND-CP dated December 28, 2022 on piloting the transfer of emission reduction results and financial management of greenhouse gas emission reduction payment agreements in the North Central region (ERPA Agreement).
For forest owners who are households, individuals, and communities that have not yet made payments, the Provincial Forest Protection and Development Fund regularly urges and provides specific guidance to the Commune People's Committees in reviewing and synthesizing the list of households, individuals, and communities that benefit from ERPA resources in the area, and sending it to the Fund in a timely manner to make disbursements and ensure payments to the right beneficiaries.
Mr. Phan Thanh Tung - Head of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation Department (Ha Tinh Forest Protection Department) said that the potential for selling Carbon credits for Ha Tinh forests is huge. If forest owners enjoy additional payment from this ERPA pilot policy, the future will open up a golden opportunity to help Ha Tinh forest owners in particular and the 6 provinces in the North Central region in general to "live" thanks to forest protection, and even get rich from the forest.
Through reviewing the planned statistics, Ha Tinh has more than 201,700 hectares of natural forest receiving payments from ERPA sources, with 16 forest owners being organizations and 42 commune People's Committees and more than 2,790 forest owners being households, individuals and communities. On that basis, the Vietnam Forest Protection and Development Fund has coordinated about 123 billion VND of greenhouse gas emission payments for forest owners, contributing to helping the locality develop a green economy , bringing in a large source of revenue.
In addition, the Ha Tinh Forest Protection and Development Fund regularly and proactively coordinates with the Department of Finance, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Forest Protection Sub-Department in advising, drafting, and commenting on legal documents and directives from higher levels, and providing timely and effective guidance on financial planning for forest owners, organizations, and localities in the province.
The Provincial Forest Protection and Development Fund has organized three training courses on contents related to the policy of payment for greenhouse gas emission reduction in the North Central region for forest owners who are organizations and forest owners who are People's Committees at the commune level in Ha Tinh city, Cam Xuyen district and Huong Khe district and is developing a plan to ensure safety and social environment within the scope of operations.
However, when implementing payment Local emission reduction also faces certain difficulties because this is a pilot policy for a new type of forest environmental service, unprecedented in Vietnam. Up to now, basically the difficulties and obstacles have been guided and promptly resolved.
To achieve the set goals in 2024, currently the Ha Tinh Provincial Forest Protection and Development Fund is strengthening propaganda work, promoting and implementing well the collection and disbursement of forest environmental services and ERPA funds, thereby helping forest owners and forest contracted households have more income to improve their lives, contributing to improving forest management and protection.
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