Dr. Vu Tan Phuong has 30+ year working experiences in Vietnam and Mekong Region. Much of his work has been dedicated to forest management, forest biomass and carbon stock assessment, REDD+, mitigation and adaptation to climate change and sustainable forest management. Dr. Phuong is a key person to develop Vietnam forest certification scheme (VFCS), standards and guidelines for sustainable forest management, REDD+ programs and nationally determined contribution (NDC) for LULUCF and climate change related policies. Dr. Phuong is curently a director of Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) which is authorized to operate Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) and Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) in Vietnam.