Quang Nam looks to profit from reforestation efforts
The central province of Quang Nam has asked the government to approve a plan to export 2.5 million carbon credits for an amount of 110 billion VND (4.7 million USD) to 130 billion VND (5.6 million USD).
A local farmer clears grass in a reforestation area in Quang Nam province. The central province has planned a pilot project exporting carbon credit from forest restoration and protection. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Nam (VNS/VNA) - The central province of Quang Nam has asked thegovernment to approve a plan to export 2.5 million carbon credits for an amountof 110 billion VND (4.7 million USD) to 130 billion VND (5.6 million USD).
Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Le Tri Thanh has said it is partof a larger plan to establish a carbon market to help protect forests andconservation areas, while reducing greenhouse gas emission.
This would help Vietnam to meet the requirements of the global ReducingEmissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD ) agreement.
If implemented, the plan would see the province export 800,000 carbon credits,the equivalent of 0.8 million tonnes of carbon emission each year. This figurewould increase to 1.2 million carbon credits by 2026.
The province said at least 1.2 million tonnes of carbon, or 1.2 million carboncredits, had been saved from 2018-20.
It said the carbon credit export plan would help the province boost protectionof over 460,000 hectares of forest with a goal to growing that area by anestimated of 20 percent over ten years.
Quang Nam plans to replant just over 50,000 hectares reducing 14 million tonnesof carbon emissions which will then provide seven million cubic metres oftimber in 2030.
Last year, Quang Nam promoted the Song Thanh Nature Reserve to a National Parkto conserve its rich biodiversity. It covers nearly 77,000 hectares, of whichmore than 58,000 are tropical, evergreen primary forest in the districts of NamGiang and Phuoc Son.
The park area is one of the region's biggest carbon stores and home to 831species of flora and fauna, including the critically endangered grey-shankeddouc langurs and the endangered red-shanked douc langurs.
Up to 19,000ha of critical habitat in Nong Son district is also planned as aprotection area for groups of the endangered Asian elephant. This would befunded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) GreenAnnamites Project.
The province also plans to allocate funds of 4.4 million USD to restore a 100hectares of forest as a safe habitat for a herd of grey-shanked douc langurs(pygathrix cinerea) living in Tam My Tay commune of Nui Thanh district./.
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A local farmer clears grass in a reforestation area in Quang Nam province. The central province has planned a pilot project exporting carbon credit from forest restoration and protection. (Photo: VNA) 
