Nearly 57,000ha of alternative forests planted across Vietnam
Nearly 57,000 hectares of alternative forests were planted across Vietnam as of June 30, equal to 84 percent of the total area needed to be grown after forest land had been shifted to other purposes.
Nearly 57,000 hectares of alternative forests have been planted in Vietnam (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 57,000 hectares of alternative forests wereplanted across Vietnam as of June 30, equal to 84 percent of the total areaneeded to be grown after forest land had been shifted to other purposes.
Specifically, for324 projects using forest land to build hydropower plants, nearly 25,000hectares of forests were planted, surpassing 11 percent of the total area.Several provinces planted more than the area they needed to grow, including thenorthern mountainous province of Lai Chau and central Thanh Hoa and Nghe Anprovinces.
For 1,058 projectsserving production and business in 45 localities, over 16,700 hectares offorests were grown, equivalent to 70 percent of the area required. Meanwhile,for 1,005 projects using forest land to build public, security and defenceworks in 43 localities, more than 15,400 hectares of alternative forest wereplanted.
According to theVietnam Administration of Forestry, several localities have yet to fulfil theirassigned target, including Ha Nam (3,220 hectares), Yen Bai (1,445 hectares),Gia Lai (1,920 hectares), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (1,439 hectares) and Binh Phuoc (1,109hectares). Among them, Ha Nam and Binh Phuoc provinces have no more land forafforestation.
Some projectinvestors did not perform their obligations to grow alternative forests.
Most localities havenot taken the initiative in allocating State capital or forest development andprotection capital to plant alternative forests for forest land used to buildpublic, defence and security works.
Therefore, theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development has urged localities to continueimplementing the Prime Minister’s directive on planting forests to replace forestland used for other purposes.-VNA
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Nearly 57,000 hectares of alternative forests have been planted in Vietnam (Source: VNA) 
