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For mitigating climate change through carbon sequestration and for reporting, Viet Nam needs to develop biomass equations at a national scale. These equations need to be accurate and provide quantifiable uncertainty. Using data from 968 trees across five ecoregions of Viet Nam, we developed a set of models to estimate tree aboveground biomass (AGB) in evergreen broadleaf forests (EBLF) at the national level. Diameter at breast height (DBH), tree height (H), wood density (WD), and combination of these three tree characteristics were used as covariates of the biomass models. Effect of ecoregion, wood density, plant family on AGB were examined. Best models were selected based on AIC, Adjusted R², and visual interpretation of model diagnostics. Cross-validation statistics of percent bias, root mean square percentage error (RMSPE), and mean absolute percent error (MAPE) were computed by randomly …