Vietnam is rich in biodiversity and the government has been working on issues related to its conservation and sustainable use, specifically, in the natural ingredients sector. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has developed the Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) Conservation and Development Strategy 2006-2020. Moreover, the Prime Minister approved the Forest Protection and Development Strategy 2006-2020, which includes specific targets to promote NTFP production.
Building on the previous work done by UNCTAD BioTrade and the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO) for the sustainable trade in natural ingredients, the working meeting on "BioTrade activities with Natural Ingredients in Vietnam" in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 25 March 2009 was organized.
The event provided a platform to present and validate the BioTrade project to national stakeholders for their comments and inputs as well as to identify possible areas of cooperation and synergies. It brought together over thirty national and international stakeholders from the government and civil society working in Vietnam with non-timber forest products, natural ingredients and/or on development issues.
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