Another case of deforestation discovered in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Following the news that tens of thousands of square meters of forest in Chau Thuan commune, Quy Chau district, had just been cut down, Nghe An Newspaper reporters conducted an investigation and verified that the reality was exactly as the information provided by the people.
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Two out of three deforested areas have no roads to access. To access, one must follow streams, go under the canopy of trees, and have steep and winding mountain roads, with sections of the canopy completely covered with trees, unable to see the sunlight. Photo: Thu Lan |
Reporters approached the scene of deforested areas. |
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Verification shows that the deforested areas are in Chau Thuan commune, Quy Chau district, Nghe An. The scene of the deforested areas is still littered with traces of many trees being cut down very "sweetly". Photo: Lan Thu |
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The first place we reached after nearly half an hour of wading through streams and forests was in Chieng village, Chau Thuan commune, lot 37, section 16, sub-area 164. Photo: Lan Thu |
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The destroyed forest areas were tens of thousands of square meters wide. At the scene, there were still burnt black patches, bare bamboo stumps and many large and small trees were cut down, sawed branches and branches lying around; the trunks and roots of the trees still oozed sap. Photo: Thu Lan |
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According to information from local people, in early June 2019, the Forest Rangers inspected and discovered that 3 forest areas in Chau Thuan commune had been cut down and burned by households Cam Ba Thom, Cam Ba Dai and Vi Van Hoa with a total area of nearly 4 hectares. Photo: Lan Thu |
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One of the deforested areas has some valuable trees such as green lim, about 25 - 30 cm in diameter. In the photo is the stump of a green lim tree that was cut down in a forest area in Men village, Chau Thuan commune. The forest area in Men village that was deforested by Vi Van Hoa has an area of more than 14,000 square meters, located not far from the People's Committee headquarters. Photo: Thu Lan |
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Chau Thuan Commune, Quy Chau District. Photo from Google Maps |