Acronyms and Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank APR Annual Project Reports CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CCCD Cross-Cutting Capacity Development CGPRS Comprehensive Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy CO2eq Is the amount of CO2 that would have an equivalent global warming effect CRES Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies under the Vietnam National University DARD Provincial Department for Agriculture and Rural Development DONRE Provincial Department for natural resources and environment EPA Environmental Performance Assessment EPI Environmental performance indices GDLM General Department of Land Management GGS Green Growth Strategy GHG Green House Gas GiZ German technical implementing agency ISPONRE Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment LUP land-use planning MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment NAP National Action Plan on land degradation NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan NCCS National Climate Change Strategy NCSA Viet National Capacity Self-Assessment Nam’s NPD National Project Director NPM National Project Manager NRE Natural resources and environment NTP National Target Programme NTP-RCC National Target Programme to Respond to Climate Change PCC Party Central Committee PIRs Project Implementation Reviews PMU Project Management Unit POPS Persistent Organic Pollutants PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance of the ADB PSC Project Steering Committee RCSI Set of Indicators for the Rio Conventions RCU Regional Coordination Unit (of UNDP/GEF) SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SEDP Socio-Economic Development Plans UNCCD The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and Drought UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change VAF Viet Nam Administration of Forestry VEA Viet Nam Environment Administration
Acronyms and Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank APR Annual Project Reports CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CCCD Cross-Cutting Capacity Development CGPRS Comprehensive Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy CO2eq Is the amount of CO2 that would have an equivalent global warming effect CRES Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies under the Vietnam National University DARD Provincial Department for Agriculture and Rural Development DONRE Provincial Department for natural resources and environment EPA Environmental Performance Assessment EPI Environmental performance indices GDLM General Department of Land Management GGS Green Growth Strategy GHG Green House Gas GiZ German technical implementing agency ISPONRE Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment LUP land-use planning MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment NAP National Action Plan on land degradation NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan NCCS National Climate Change Strategy NCSA Viet Nam’s National Capacity Self-Assessment NPD National Project Director NPM National Project Manager NRE Natural resources and environment NTP National Target Programme NTP-RCC National Target Programme to Respond to Climate Change PCC Party Central Committee PIRs Project Implementation Reviews PMU Project Management Unit POPS Persistent Organic Pollutants PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance of the ADB PSC Project Steering Committee RCSI Set of Indicators for the Rio Conventions RCU Regional Coordination Unit (of UNDP/GEF) SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SEDP Socio-Economic Development Plans UNCCD The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and Drought UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change VAF Viet Nam Administration of Forestry VEA Viet Nam Environment Administration