The UN-REDD Programme has been working on engaging with the financial sector to incentivize investments that will spur businesses to commit to developing timber and agricultural commodity supply chains that are deforestation-free. In Lao Cai province, public-private partnerships are being piloted between provincial governments, ethnic minority communities and businesses selling traditional medicine that are managed and harvested with respect to traditional knowledge and practices. Photos taken from Chu Kan Ho village, Tong Sanh Commune, Lao Cai Province. Photos taken by Leona Liu.