Increasing people’s participation and strengthening measures to promotetransparency while identifying responsibilities of reporting andpreventing corruption are key solutions to the effective implementationof programmes for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and ForestDegradation in developing countries (REDD+).

Thiswas the major focus of a conference co-organised by Lam Dong People’sCommittee and Bidoup Nui Ba National Park in coordination withthe Towards Transparency organisation, on May 8 in Da Lat city of theCentral Highlands province of Lam Dong .

Theconference highlighted the idea of strengthening preventiveanti-corruption measures in the REDD mechanism (PAC REDD) as well as thepositive impacts of publicity and transparency in the REDD process.

Launched by Transparency International and funded by Norway , PACREDD is running in Indonesia , Papua New Guinea and Vietnam .

REDD is an effort to reduce emissions in an effective, speedy andeconomical manner, which benefits participants. REDD+ goes beyonddeforestation and forest degradation, and includes the role ofconservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement offorest carbon stocks.

In Vietnam , REDD+ has beenrun in three periods in many provinces such as Dien Bien, Lam Dong andMekong Delta provinces, and financed by various countries.

Lam Dong province has launched three REDD programmes funded by Norway , the UK and USAID.-VNA