Adapting Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) to Local Contexts in REDD+: Lessons from Three Experiments in Vietnam

Forests

Thuy Thu Pham¹  Jean-Christophe Castella⁶  Guillaume Lestrelin⁶  Ole Mertz⁵  Dung Ngoc Le¹  Moira Moeliono⁴  Tan Quang Nguyen²  Hien Thi Vu³  Tien Dinh Nguyen⁷ 

[1] Center for International Forestry Research, 17A Nguyen Khang Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam; E-Mail:;The Center for People and Forests, Floor 3, A5B Building, Giang Vo 2, Tran Huy Lieu Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam; E-Mail:;The Centre of Research and Development in Upland Areas, Room 801, Cau Giay Agriculture Bank Block, Lane 106, Alley 106/10, Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam; E-Mail:;Center for International Forestry Research, Headquarters, Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Bogor 16115, Indonesia; E-Mail:;Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen, Denmark; E-Mail:;Institute of Research for Development (IRD), Le Sextant, bd de Dunkerque, CS 90009, Marseille 13572, France; E-Mails:;Center for Agricultural Research and Ecological Studies, Hanoi University of Agriculture, Trau Quy, Gia Lam District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam; E-Mail:

关键词: citizen rights;    participation;    empowerment;    FPIC;    Vietnam;    REDD+;   

DOI  :  10.3390/f6072405

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) is a means of ensuring that people’s rights are respected when reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and enhancing forest carbon stocks (REDD+) projects are established in developing countries. This paper examines how FPIC has been applied in three projects in Vietnam and highlights two key lessons learnt. First, as human rights and democracy are seen as politically sensitive issues in Vietnam, FPIC is likely to be more accepted by the government if it is built upon the national legal framework on citizen rights. Applying FPIC in this context can ensure that both government and citizen’s interests are achieved within the permitted political space. Second, FPIC activities should be seen as a learning process and designed based on local needs and preferences, with accountability of facilitators, two-way and multiple communication strategies, flexibility, and collective action in mind.

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