Vietnam, March 27 -- A funding proposal submitted by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to Green Climate Fund (GCF) in collaboration with the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (Vietnam) for "Vietnam REDD-plus results-based payments for results period of 2014" was approved at the 44th GCF Board Meeting held in the Republic of Korea on March 26. This is the fourth project to be implemented by JICA with funding from GCF, which also contributes to the mobilization of diverse finance as outlined in the Development Cooperation Charter of the Government of Japan.This project aims to address drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and promote sustainable forest management and livelihood improvement of the local communities through c...