In 9 months, Nghe An achieved over 96% of the plan in forest planting.

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of September 23, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a forestry conference for the third quarter of 2016.

Implementing the plan for forest protection and development, in the first 9 months of the year, the forestry sector has directed units, localities and forest owners to effectively implement forest protection, forest fire prevention and control, forest pest control and forest care. Forest planting reached over 96%, an increase of 3.1% over the same period in 2015; forest coverage reached 57.2%.

Forestry seed work always focuses on strengthening quality control along the chain of custody; completing forest inventory work well and implementing regulations on nature conservation.

Delegates attending the conference

In addition to developing plans, projects, projects, monitoring key forestry projects and converting forest use purposes, the forestry sector has well implemented the sector's planning targets. Over 911,270 hectares of forest are well protected, 37,142 hectares of forest are cared for, and 75 thousand hectares are protected. Forest planting according to the province's decisions all met the planned targets, and forest exploitation and use activities increased compared to 2015.

The whole province has prepared over 21 million seedlings of all kinds, reaching 78% of the plan for forest planting in 2016.

In 9 months, over 18 billion VND in forest environmental service fees were collected, reaching 37% of the plan and nearly 39 billion VND was paid to forest owners, reaching 86%. At the same time, 634 cases of violations of forestry laws and forest products were detected and arrested, over 1 million m3 of wood and 13 wild animals were confiscated, over 4 billion VND were fined, the total revenue paid to the budget in the first 9 months of the year was nearly 6 billion VND.

Nursery of seedlings for autumn forest planting. Photo TD

In his concluding remarks at the conference, comrade Nguyen Tien Lam, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, stated: In the last 3 months of the year, the entire sector must focus on completing the 2016 plan targets. Directing the protection of 911,270 hectares of existing forest area, well-protecting 75 thousand hectares; completing the remaining 585 hectares of planted forests, achieving 100% of the plan according to Decision 6047/QD-UBND.

The forestry sector also proposed a number of recommendations to effectively carry out its tasks in the coming time.

Van Truong