Announcing the results of the 2015 forest inventory: Nghe An has nearly 1 million hectares of forest

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of November 23, the People's Committee of Nghe An province held a conference to announce the results of forest inventory and deploy the 10-year assessment plan for the Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve. The conference was chaired by Mr. Dinh Viet Hong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Also attending the conference were international organizations on forest protection, representatives of relevant ministries and branches, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh provinces and representatives of districts, cities and towns.

Overview of the conference.

The national forest census and inventory project for the period 2013-2016 began in 2013. Nghe An is one of 25 provinces implementing and completing in 2015. The goal is to accurately determine the area and quality, establish forest management records to serve annual monitoring of forest and forestry land management, and propose solutions to improve the effectiveness of forest protection and development.

The chart reflects the forest land area after inventory.

After the inventory, Nghe An has 942,508.48 hectares of forest, of which 679,301.66 hectares are planned for 3 types of forest; natural forest: 762,785.8 hectares, planted forest 116,515 hectares; land without forest 293,750 hectares. After the inventory, Nghe An has a timber reserve of about 91,003,287m3³, bamboo 1,981,681,000 trees.

There have been 376 communes, wards and towns in 21 districts, towns and cities in the province inventoried. The People's Committee of Nghe An province has issued a decision approving the results of the forest inventory and assigned the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to be responsible for managing the entire forest inventory database of the province in accordance with the provisions of law.

Representatives of several international organizations gave their opinions at the conference.

Representatives of forest protection organizations attended the conference.

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Dinh Viet Hong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, assigned the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, and the People's Committees of districts and towns to use the results of forest inventory to review and adjust the area and planning boundaries of 3 types of forests to suit the reality; Develop a plan to allocate and lease forests to organizations and individuals in need. For the forest land area temporarily assigned to the Commune People's Committee for management, it is necessary to have a plan to organize allocation and lease to households and communities for long-term stable management and use... as a basis for implementing policies to protect and develop forests associated with rapid and sustainable poverty reduction.

Director of the Forest Protection and Development Fund presented the action plan to reduce emissions and degradation from provincial forests.

Assign the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to provide training on the use of forest and forestry land database software, share information on forest inventory results; establish a local forestry database connected to the national FORMIS system.

The Provincial People's Committee also assigned the organization to evaluate the 10-year results of the biosphere reserve as an opportunity to review the achievements as well as draw solutions to overcome difficulties, in order to manage the Biosphere Reserve more effectively, while consolidating and enhancing the image of Vietnam in general and the Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve in particular. Based on the 2015 forest inventory results, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development annually monitors, updates, and upgrades according to the causes of forest changes to standardize data.

Tuong Duong - Nghe An cajuput forest. Photo: Internet.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong also requested the Ministries to pay special attention and create more favorable conditions in all aspects for Nghe An province; at the same time, continue to support the Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve in the process of building an assessment report and sustainable development of the values ​​of the Biosphere Reserve Heritage in the future./.

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