Arrested 534 cases of forestry law violations, collected 8 billion VND for the budget

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of July 28, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference to review the first 6 months of the year in implementing the task of Forest Protection and Development and deploy a number of key tasks for the last 6 months of 2014.

In the first six months of 2014, units and forest owners have coordinated with local authorities and related organizations to propagate and mobilize people to protect nearly 900,000 hectares of existing forest area (reaching 100% of the plan), protect 82,300 hectares and take care of 21,500 hectares... Projects, units, enterprises and households are currently organizing well the work of developing, caring for and replanting 21,370 hectares. Currently, the total area of ​​concentrated forest plantation in the whole province is more than 9,200 hectares. Scattered tree planting has been carried out with 4.3 million trees, reaching 86% of the plan. Forest exploitation and use targets are ensured according to plan.

From the beginning of 2014 until now, the whole province has discovered and arrested 534 cases of forestry law violations, handled 475 administrative cases, confiscated more than 1,314 m3 of various types of wood, and paid to the budget more than 8 billion VND. Also during the past time, the whole province had 23 forest fires, with a total burned area of ​​151 hectares. The work of preventing and controlling forest pests and diseases has always been given attention, but due to complicated weather, pests and diseases have arisen and developed, especially caterpillars that harm pine forests...

Overview of the conference

Ky Son Protective Forest Management Board speaks at the conference

At the conference, delegates focused on discussing a number of tasks for the last 6 months of 2014, which are: Focusing on protecting nearly 900,000 hectares of existing forest area, and enclosing and protecting 82,300 hectares of forest. Continuing to propagate and raise people's awareness of forest management and protection, forest fire prevention and control, and pest control. Completing the 2014 forest planting plan to reach 15,000 hectares. Urging and directing units and forest owners to concentrate highly, speeding up the progress of reviewing, building, adjusting, and supplementing forest management and protection plans for the 2014-2015 period... Organizing the review of the area of ​​planted forests that have not become forests, planted forests that are not capable of becoming forests, completing the liquidation dossiers to submit to the competent authority for liquidation. Preparing the 2015 forest planting plan, especially preparing seedlings, the 2015 Spring forest planting site...

Hoang Vinh