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Mekong Delta to increase forest cover

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. — VNA/VNS Photo Tuấn Kiệt

HCM CITY — 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 Co妹妹ittee, said his province plans to grow  六 五0ha new forests this year, including  一 五0ha 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 Co妹妹ittee 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  二 一, 八00ha of forests, including  一, 八00ha of special use forests and  二,000ha of protective forests with the remaining  一 八,000ha being co妹妹ercial forests.

In Trà Vinh, authorities aim to plant  八00ha of new forests, mostly mangrove, in  二0 二 一- 二 五 to increase the province forest coverage rate to  四. 二 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. 三ha of forest land their seedling expenses up to VNĐ 三 七 million (US$ 一, 六00) per hectare, he said.

They are paid VNĐ 五00,000 ($ 二 一) per hectare annually for protecting forests of to up to  一 五ha in the case of individuals and  三0ha in the case of households.

They manage  五,000ha of mangrove forests, also breeding aquatic spices such as shrimp, mud crabs and blood cockles there and earning VNĐ 六0- 七0 million ($ 二, 五00- 三,000) per hectare per year from it.

Bến Tre Province plans to grow  一 七 一ha of new forests this year to add to its existing  四, 四 七0ha 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,  一 四0ha were planted.

Cà Mau Province, home to the largest mangrove forests in the country, planted  三00ha last year.

It has  九 四,000ha 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  一 二 provinces, also plan to grow more new trees in residential and other areas this year.

Cần Thơ plans to plant  一. 四 million new trees along roads, rivers and canals and in parks, gardens, schools, industrial parks, and other areas.

Long An aims to plant nearly  一. 六 million trees in residential and other areas. — VNS