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Mekong Delta to increase forest cover

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region is growing more forests to protect the environment from climate change and mitigate the impacts of natural disasters.

Vietnam News Agency 03/04/2023
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Mangrove forests in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu where aquatic species are bred to bring stable incomes to households protecting them. (Photo: Tuấn Kiệt -VNA/VNS)

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region is growing more forests to protect the environment from climate change and mitigate the impacts of natural disasters.

Nguyễn Văn Út, chairman of the Long An People’s Committee, said his province plans to grow 650ha new forests this year, including 150ha of special use and protective forests.

The special-use forests in particular help protect bio-diversity and conserve genetic resources and the environment, he said.

Forests also enable economic development and help create jobs and improve incomes, he said.

To achieve the afforestation target this year, the People’s Committee has instructed relevant agencies to strengthen advocacy to enhance public awareness of the benefits of forests.

It has also instructed districts and forest managers to ensure they have plans in place to prevent forest fires.

Long An has more than 21,800ha of forests, including 1,800ha of special use forests and 2,000ha of protective forests with the remaining 18,000ha being commercial forests.

In Trà Vinh, authorities aim to plant 800ha of new forests, mostly mangrove, in 2021-25 to increase the province forest coverage rate to 4.2 per cent.

Trần Văn Dũng, deputy director of the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the province has preferential policies for growing new forests and protecting existing ones.

It subsidises households and organisations who manage at least 0.3ha of forest land their seedling expenses up to VNĐ37 million (US$1,600) per hectare, he said.

They are paid VNĐ500,000 ($21) per hectare annually for protecting forests of to up to 15ha in the case of individuals and 30ha in the case of households.

They manage 5,000ha of mangrove forests, also breeding aquatic spices such as shrimp, mud crabs and blood cockles there and earning VNĐ60-70 million ($2,500-3,000) per hectare per year from it.

Bến Tre Province plans to grow 171ha of new forests this year to add to its existing 4,470ha of mostly mangrove.

The mangrove forests are not large but play an important role in coping with climate change and provide livelihoods to locals, according the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

But the mangroves are affected from coastal erosion and other factors, and so the province pays attention to afforestation, it said.

Last year, 140ha were planted.

Cà Mau Province, home to the largest mangrove forests in the country, planted 300ha last year.

It has 94,000ha of forests, mostly mangrove.

Trần Văn Thức, deputy director of its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said authorities are allocating more forests to households, individuals and organisations to protect and exploit their resources.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta, home to Cần Thơ City and 12 provinces, also plan to grow more new trees in residential and other areas this year.

Cần Thơ plans to plant 1.4 million new trees along roads, rivers and canals and in parks, gardens, schools, industrial parks, and other areas.

Long An aims to plant nearly 1.6 million trees in residential and other areas.

(VNS)

TAGGED: growing forests, Mekong Delta
SOURCES: Việt Nam News
Vietnam News Agency 03/04/2023
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