Safeguard Information System (SIS): Sharing progress on REDD+ safeguards in Viet Nam

Safeguard A

Consistency of REDD+ policies and measures and complementation to the objectives of, Viet Nam’s key national forest programme and their guiding principles

Safeguard B

Transparent and effective national forest governance structures, taking into account national legislation and sovereignty.

Safeguard C

Respect for the knowledge and rights of indigenous peoples and members of local communities, by taking into account relevant international obligations, national circumstances and laws.

Safeguard D

Mechanisms to ensure the full and effective participation of all relevant stakeholders (in particular of ethnic minorities and local communities)

Safeguard E

Protection and conservation of natural forests and their ecosystem services, enhancing other social and environmental benefits

Safeguard F

Address the risks of reversals - If the intervention is in part or in whole reversed, the climate benefits of the REDD+ intervention are lost through the loss of forest carbon stocks.

Safeguard G

Identifying instances of displacement so that steps can be taken to address them

What is Viet Nam's Safeguard information System?

The development of a safeguard information system (SIS) is one of three key REDD+ safeguard-related requirements outlined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The SIS is a national-level system for providing information on how all of the Cancun safeguards are addressed and respected, throughout the implementation of REDD+ actions, known as policies and measures in Viet Nam.

The information presented in Viet Nam’s SIS is drawn from a range of sources, including the national Forest Management Information System (FORMIS), the Forest Resources Monitoring System (FRMS), and the General Statistics Office. Information on how the safeguards are being addressed – the governance arrangements relevant to the safeguards - includes descriptions of relevant policies, laws and regulations. Information on how the safeguards are being respected includes descriptions and figures on how these policies, laws and regulations are working in practice, along with information on REDD+ procedures and relevant outcomes of REDD+ implementation.

Information in Viet Nam’s SIS is updated regularly, depending on the source of the information.

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Viet Nam’s approach to the safeguards aims to ensure:

REDD+ policies and measures are developed and implemented in a manner that is consistent with the safeguards (regardless of their type of funding sources)

A Safeguard Information System (SIS) is in place to provide information that is accessible to all relevant stakeholders on how the safeguards are being addressed and respected

Summaries of information on safeguards are submitted periodically to the UNFCCC and other applicable donor or funders for REDD+