The CAD-funded BLOOM project will restore 10,000 hectares of forest ecosystems and advance economic opportunities for ethnic minority women across buffer zone communities in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang through 2030.
Facing climate change, resource depletion, and increasingly stringent international green standards, the northern province is accelerating its transition from traditional agricultural production to a market-driven agricultural economy focused on green, circular, and low-emission models.
As it looks to the future, Vietnam must move on from a growth model that has served it well over the last 40 years to one with a basis in modern technology.
While various bottlenecks are to be eased under a draft Law on Environmental Protection, it also aims to, among others, improve mindsets on governance.
The agreement was signed in Bangkok on the sidelines of the Thailand–Vietnam Economic Forum 2026, which was held as part of the official visit to Thailand by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam.