Progress of the Forestry Science and Technology Association of Nghe An Forest Protection and Development Fund
(Baonghean.vn) - In recent times, the Forestry Science and Technology Association of the Forest Protection and Development Fund has flexibly utilized resources, including the Association's Science and Technology staff, to contribute to the construction and development of Forestry Science and Technology.
With the attention of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, relevant departments and branches, especially the Forestry Science and Technology Association, in 2023, the Forestry Science and Technology Association of the Forest Protection and Development Fund (under Nghe An Forestry Science and Technology Association) has strived to achieve high results in its activities.
The Association has actively advised, consulted, supported and regularly participated in writing news, articles, making reports, sending them to the media and organizing propaganda activities in many different forms to increase the effectiveness of communication work.
The Association consulted and contributed many ideas to supplement and amend the Draft Handbook on implementing the agreement on payment for greenhouse gas emission reduction in the North Central region to implement Decree No. 107/2022/ND-CP dated December 28, 2022 of the Government on piloting the transfer of emission reduction results and financial management of the agreement on payment for greenhouse gas emission reduction in the North Central region (ERPA). Contributed ideas to supplement and amend Decree No. 156/2018/ND-CP dated November 16, 2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Forestry Law; Circular No. 25/2022/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development regulating replacement forestation when converting forest use to other purposes.
The Association cooperated with the Institute of Forest Ecology and Environment - University of Forestry to implement "Application of GIS (Geographic Information System) to monitor and detect changes in forest status to serve the determination of forest area for payment of forest environmental services"; Training "Standardizing maps from Mapinfo to QGIS and exporting information to serve payment of forest environmental services" for forest owners who are organizations; District-level payment organizations (forest ranger stations) and related units in Nghe An province.
Mr. Duong Ngoc Hung - Vice Chairman of the Forestry Science and Technology Association of Nghe An Forest Protection and Development Fund said: In the past time, the Association has always focused on consulting and reviewing Forestry Science and Technology activities such as: Participating in the Provincial Science and Technology Council to evaluate and accept the scientific topic "Application of scientific and technological advances to build a model for breeding and planting Mac Khen trees in Que Phong district", with Dr. Nguyen Khac Lam - Vice Chairman of the Nghe An Forestry Science and Technology Association, Director of the Forest Protection and Development Fund as a member of the Review Council; Evaluating the results of the provincial science and technology project "Investigation and assessment of biodiversity in Pu Huong Nature Reserve and proposing solutions for conservation and development"; Reviewing the results of the implementation of the Provincial Science and Technology Application Project "Building a model for large timber production in Quy Chau district".
“In addition, the Association also participates in reviewing, evaluating, supplementing, and giving opinions on a number of other programs and projects in the province that affect forests and forestry land. Consulting, calling for and attracting investment resources from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals, especially international organizations...” - Deputy Head of the Association of Forestry Science and Technology, Nghe An Forest Protection and Development Fund, Duong Ngoc Hung, added.
