Vietnam’s forest coverage ratio reaches over 41 percent: MARD
Vietnam has over 14.41 million hectares of forest, of which, standardized area is over 13.71 million hectares, with forest coverage ratio of 41.45 percent, according to latest statistics announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
A large number of forest area in Dak Nong was destroyed (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –Vietnam has over 14.41 million hectares of forest, of which, standardized areais over 13.71 million hectares, with forest coverage ratio of 41.45 percent, accordingto latest statistics announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (MARD).
Accordingly, as ofDecember 31, 2017, the country had 10,236,415 hectares of natural forest, and 4,178,966hectares of planted forest.
After the announcementof statistics on forest situation, the MARD has asked the Vietnam Administrationof Forestry to build a database on national forest resources. Theadministration was also requested to manage and use the database on forest andforestry land at national scale and in each locality.
The People’s Committeeof centrally-run cities and provinces should assign People’s Committee ofdistricts and communes to implement their responsibilities in forest protectionand development in line with regulations.
Localities nationwide arerequired to use data on forest conditions to review and adjust their forestplanning and plans on forest conservation and development each year.
The MARD also requiredlocalities where areas of natural forest shrank in 2017 to clarify the cause ofthe fall in natural forest and the responsibilities of relevant individuals andorganisations.-VNA
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A large number of forest area in Dak Nong was destroyed (Photo: VNA) 
