*5.1.1 Formation process*

The PFES program started to be implemented in Ba Be district in particular and Bac Kan province in general in 2013 in the spirit of Decree No. 99/ND/CP. However, due to many difficulties in preparing administrative procedures, it was not until 2015 that the payment activity was implemented for the first time. In this payment, the amount received by forest owners is the payment for all 3 years from 2013 to 2015. Since 2015, due to the completion of procedures and necessary conditions, the program has stabilized and paid once a year at the end of the year.
