Nghe An: Launching the planting of 17,000 hectares of forest in 2017

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of February 2, the 6th day of the first lunar month of Dinh Dau 2017, the People's Committee of Nghe An province organized the launching ceremony of the Tree Planting Festival to forever remember Uncle Ho.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province; Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Provincial Party Committee Office and comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, representatives of leaders of Departments, branches and a large number of people and authorities of Nghi Loc district.

Overview of the launching ceremony of the Tet tree planting festival at the Nghi Thiet - Nghi Loc Cement Grinding Station and Seaport project.

Provincial leaders attended the launching ceremony of the Spring Tree Planting Festival 2017.

The location of this year's Tree Planting Festival is held at the Nghi Thiet Cement Grinding Station and Seaport complex (Nghi Loc district) of Song Lam Cement Joint Stock Company, demonstrating the companionship of Nghe An province with enterprises in promoting economic development associated with protecting the ecological environment.

At the ceremony, comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong emphasized the important role of local people and businesses in implementing solutions to protect the ecological environment, in which tree planting and afforestation is one of the most effective solutions.

In Nghe An, the Tree Planting Festival is maintained annually with the active participation of all levels, sectors, armed forces and people of all ethnic groups in the province. Thanks to that, in recent years, the tree planting, afforestation and forest protection movement of Nghe An province has achieved many important results.

Natural forests in the whole province are well managed and protected, the area, productivity and quality of planted forests have increased rapidly, the forest cover of Nghe An province has recovered quickly and has now reached 57.2%, contributing significantly to protecting the ecological environment, protecting water resources, conserving genetic resources and biodiversity of forests, promoting protective effects, and minimizing damage caused by natural disasters.

Forestry is also an important economic sector, with export turnover from timber and non-timber forest products estimated at about 2,500 billion VND/year, accounting for a significant proportion of the province's export turnover.

A large number of cadres, armed forces and people of Nghi Loc district participated in the launching ceremony of the Tet tree planting festival.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized the role of planting, caring for and protecting forests in the context of strong climate change.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also assigned specific tasks to sectors, localities and enterprises to promote forest planting and protection, actively promoting the effectiveness of forests, especially in the current situation of climate change and environmental pollution.

The representative of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province also called on all local people in the province to actively participate in planting, protecting and taking care of forests, creating a green belt to protect the ecological environment and protect the lives of humanity in general.

Mr. Nguyen Quang Huy - Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee called on all people of Nghe An province to actively plant forests.

Mr. Dinh Quoc Quyen - General Director of Song Lam Cement Joint Stock Company, on behalf of the unit, pledged to plant tens of thousands of trees inside and outside the production area to contribute to environmental protection.

On the side of Song Lam Nghe An Cement Joint Stock Company, Mr. Dinh Quoc Quyen - General Director of the company said: The fact that Nghe An province chose this place to launch the Tree Planting Festival has a great meaning of encouragement for the unit when we advocate building this cluster of works into a vibrant economic area with a green tree system that ensures environmental harmony.

The company is also committed to planting more trees and implementing environmental protection measures in and around the production area.

Provincial leaders planted trees in the campus of Nghi Thiet Cement Grinding Station and Seaport (Nghi Loc).

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh and provincial leaders and sectors planted dozens of trees in the area of ​​Nghi Thiet Cement Grinding Station and Seaport.

Officials, people and students of Nghi Loc district participate in the Tet tree planting festival.

Along with the launching ceremony of the Provincial People's Committee, in many localities, Party committees and authorities at all levels also called on people to "plant trees and afforest", joining forces with sectors and enterprises in Nghe An to plant 17,000 hectares of forest in 2017.

Nguyen Son