Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu: Need to proactively take measures to prevent forest fires

On the morning of April 13, under the chairmanship of comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial People's Committee held an online conference to summarize the work.forestry2020, implementing key tasks and solutions in 2021. Photo: Van Truong

According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in 2020, the Forestry sector basically completed all assigned targets, tasks and plans. State management work was carried out fully and promptly, ensuring quality and efficiency in planning, planning, forest use, forest development, forest use purpose conversion, forest protection and management, nature conservation, and implementation of forestry law enforcement.

The policy of providing rice to poor households participating in forest protection and development exceeded the plan. The organization and implementation of the policy of payment for forest environmental services contributed to improving the income of people working in forestry and participating in forest protection and development.

The whole province has 4,489 hectares of forest certified for sustainable forest management by FSC; developed a Forestry Development Plan for the period 2021-2025; Sustainable Forestry Development Strategy for the period 2021-2030, vision 2050; Coordinated well with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to implement the Vietnam Forestry event series - 75 years of formation and development, established the High-tech Industrial Zone in the North Central region approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 509/QD-TTg dated March 31, 2021.

Overview of the online conference summarizing forestry work in 2020, deploying key tasks and solutions in 2021. Photo: Van Truong.

Forest allocation projectassociated with forestry land allocationThe issuance of land use right certificates to households, individuals and communities in Nghe An province in the period of 2018-2021 has been implemented synchronously and drastically.

Mr. Thai Van Nong - Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment spoke at the conference. Photo: Van Truong

At the bridge of the People's Committees of districts and forestry units, some delegates suggested that the province should have policies to support the planting of large timber forests, support quality seed sources for households planting forests, speed up the implementation of the forest allocation project associated with the allocation of forestry land. Create maximum conditions for forestry units to be granted FSC Certificates according to approved areas, contributing to promoting the movement of planting large timber forests...

In his concluding remarks at the Conference, Mr. Hoang Nghia Hieu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee commended the achievements of the Forestry sector in the past year. In order to successfully complete the key tasks in 2021, he requested the sector to continue to strengthen propaganda work on forest protection and development so that people can benefit from the State's policies.

Checking fire prevention and control work in Nam Giang commune (Nam Dan). Photo: Van Truong

Strengthen inspection and supervision of the implementation of forest protection plans in localities and forest owners. Strictly handle violators and cases of lack of responsibility, lax management, allowing forests to be exploited, cut down, and have forest fires in the area. Continue to implement the Forest Allocation Project associated with forestry land allocation.

Coordinate well between agencies: Forest rangers, police, military, border guards, local authorities and forest owners to be proactive in forest protection, forest fire prevention and fighting.

While waiting for the funding source to be allocated by the Central Government, the Provincial People's Committee will consider temporarily allocating funding from an existing legal source (possibly from the surplus of Forest Environmental Services) to ensure part of the 2021 forest protection budget and pay salaries for the specialized forest protection workforce at forest owners.

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