Viet Namese smallholders help end deforestation
Viet Nam’s forests, have been degraded by logging and agricultural land clearance to the point where there is almost no untouched primary forest left. And the wider Greater Mekong region is one of the most deforested areas in the world.
Reforesting degraded areas with natural species and enriching plantations with natural buffer zones is part of the solution and can provide vital corridors for wildlife. WWF’s regional sustainable bamboo acacia and rattan project (SBARP) encourages responsible production by small-scale producers in the Greater Mekong, promoting Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification. Together with WWF, IKEA has been part in driving market demand for FSC-certified wood. At the same time, it has increased wages. Smallholder groups now makes more than 30m VND ($1,320) profit per hectare per year from FSC-certified acacia timber – about twice as much as what they would earn from non-certified acacia for woodchip.
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© James Morgan / WWF Acacia being processed into parts for garden furniture at Minh An Co. The factory processes 100% FSC timber supplying only Scansia Pacific Co. (Ikea’s Supplier). WWF and IKEA Partnership Photo Stories with James Morgan of sustainable acacia smallholders in Vietnam.
Acacia being processed into parts for garden furniture at Minh An Co. The factory processes 100% FSC timber supplying only Scansia Pacific Co. (Ikea’s Supplier).
WWF and IKEA Partnership Photo Stories with James Morgan of sustainable acacia smallholders in Vietnam.
© James Morgan / WWF Acacia being processed into parts for garden furniture at Minh An Co. The factory processes 100% FSC timber supplying only Scansia Pacific Co. (Ikea’s Supplier). WWF and IKEA Partnership Photo Stories with James Morgan of sustainable acacia smallholders in Vietnam.
© James Morgan / WWF WWF staff inspecting acacia timber at the processing facility run Minh An Co. The factory processes 100% FSC timber supplying only Scansia Pacific Co. (Ikea’s Supplier). WWF and IKEA Partnership Photo Stories with James Morgan of sustainable acacia smallholders in Vietnam.
© James Morgan / WWF Acacia being processed into parts for garden furniture at Minh An Co. The factory processes 100% FSC timber supplying only Scansia Pacific Co. (Ikea’s Supplier). WWF and IKEA Partnership Photo Stories with James Morgan of sustainable acacia smallholders in Vietnam.
© James Morgan / WWF Acacia being processed into parts for garden furniture at Minh An Co. The factory processes 100% FSC timber supplying only Scansia Pacific Co. (Ikea’s Supplier). WWF and IKEA Partnership Photo Stories with James Morgan of sustainable acacia smallholders in Vietnam.
© James Morgan / WWF Acacia being processed into parts for garden furniture at Minh An Co. The factory processes 100% FSC timber supplying only Scansia Pacific Co. (Ikea’s Supplier). WWF and IKEA Partnership Photo Stories with James Morgan of sustainable acacia smallholders in Vietnam.
© James Morgan / WWF Acacia being processed into parts for garden furniture at Minh An Co. The factory processes 100% FSC timber supplying only Scansia Pacific Co. (Ikea’s Supplier). WWF and IKEA Partnership Photo Stories with James Morgan of sustainable acacia smallholders in Vietnam.