Roadmap for forest allocation to households, individuals and communities in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of September 11, in Vinh City, the Management Board of the REDD + Readiness Support Project in Vietnam, Phase 2, Nghe An Province organized a workshop on "Consultation on strengthening forest law enforcement and ensuring legal timber; discussing the project on forest allocation associated with forestry land allocation and granting of land use right certificates to households, individuals and communities for the period 2018 - 2024".
Attending the workshop were representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Forest Protection Department and the Forest Protection Management Boards in the province.
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| Mr. Nguyen Tien Lam - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development spoke at the workshop. Photo: Van Truong |
At the workshop, representatives of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development introduced the purpose of building a new Forestry Law with 12 chapters and 108 articles (effective from January 1, 2019).
Delegates participated in discussing the project of forest allocation associated with forest land allocation and granting of land use right certificates to households, individuals and communities in the period of 2018 - 2024. Currently, in the province, there are still 157,537 hectares of forest and forestry land that have not been allocated. It is expected that from 2018 to 2021, the allocation of forests to households and individuals and communities will be basically completed.
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| Delegates attending the workshop. Photo: Van Truong. |
Speaking at the workshop, Mr. Nguyen Tien Lam - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development emphasized: Relevant sectors need to actively and widely propagate the new forestry law to forest owners, localities and people in order to better implement forest management and protection.
To effectively implement the Project on forest allocation associated with forestry land allocation and granting of land use right certificates to households, individuals and communities, it is recommended that relevant departments, branches and district People's Committees closely coordinate to effectively carry out the task of forest allocation. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment directs the district environmental departments to implement forestry land allocation according to the content of the project.
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| Taking care of the nursery in Do Luong district. Photo: Van Truong |
The Department of Finance advises on balancing capital sources to implement land and forest allocation work. District People's Committees need to direct communes to coordinate with sectors to implement land allocation and grant land use right certificates to households, individuals and communities on schedule./.
Increase forest cover, reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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