Appraisal Council for Identifying the forest area in the watershed of individual hydropower project as a basis for the implementation of the policy for payment for forest environmental services in Son La province in 2017.

At 14h00, November 15, 2017, at the Third floor Hall- Building A, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held the meeting: Appraisal Council ofIdentifying the forest area in the watershed of individual hydropower project as a basis for the implementation of the policy for payment for forest environmental services in Son La province in 2017. As follows:

Participants:

+ Chairman: Mr. Tran Dung Tien - Vice director of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development – Chairman of the grassroots committee for evaluation

+ Members of the grassroots committee of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development:

• Mr. Tran Dung Tien - Vice director of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development – Chairman of the grassroots councils for evaluation
• Mr. Luong Ngoc Hoan - Director of Forest Protection Sub-department: Vice Chairman of the Committee
• Mr. Luong Thai Hung - Director of Forest Protection and Development Fund: Vice Chairman of the Committee
• Mrs. Nguyen Kim Ngan - Deputy Manager of Planning and Financial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development: Member
• Mr. Pham Van Hoa - Leader of Forest management and protection - Member
• Mr. Cong Xuan Ngoc - Chief office ofDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development: Member
• Mr Nguyen Thanh Moc - Chief Inspector ofAgriculture and Rural Development: Member
• Mr Pham Thanh Hai - Financial planning officer,Agriculture and Rural Development: Member
• Mr. Le Manh Thang - Deputy Director of theProvincial Forest Protection and Development Fund: Member and secretary.

+ Representatives of Institute for forest ecology and environment – Vietnam National University of Forestry

• Mr. Hoang Van Khien – Leader of Ecology and Forest Development Department
• Mr. Le Sy Hoa – Researcher

Some photos of the meeting:

Mr. Tran Dung Tien - Vice director of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development – Chairman of the Councils for evaluation delivered the opening speech

Mr. Luong Thai Hung - Director of Forest Protection and Development Fund, project investor had a speech

Mr. Hoang Van Khien, representative of consultant unit presented the project summary

The appraisal councilapprovedthe project"Identifying the forest area in the watershed of individual hydropower project as a basis for the implementation of the policy for payment for forest environmental services in Son La province in 2017", 09/09 members of the council agreed withthe requirements forcorrections and supplementions (reaching 100%).
The mission of Forest Protection and Development Fund: Requesting the consultant to complete the project profile. Organizing the implementation of assigned tasks under the Decision No. 1351 / QD-UBND dated 24/5/2017 by the People's Committee of Son La province about the tasks and cost estimates for the implementation of the project Identifying the forest area in the watershed of individual hydropower project as a basis for the implementation of the policy for payment for forest environmental services in Son La province in 2017 implementation. Advising the proposal to the provincial Department's leaders for approval by Decision No. 1351 / QD-UBND dated 24 May 2016 of the People's Committee of Son La Province on assigning tasks and cost estimates for the implementation of the project Identifying the forest area in the watershed of individual hydropower project as a basis for the implementation of the policy for payment for forest environmental services in Son La province in 2017.