Over 1,000 hectares of bamboo have dried up and died, posing a potential risk of forest fires.
(Baonghean.vn) - At this time, in Con Cuong district, there are 1,166.8 hectares of dead bamboo trees (also known as the bamboo button phenomenon) in the forest, posing a high risk of forest fires.
According to the report of Pu Mat Forest Protection Department, the mass bamboo death occurred in 83 plots belonging to 20 sub-areas located in the core zone of Pu Mat National Park in the administrative areas of Mon Son and Luc Da communes. Of which, in Mon Son commune alone, the bamboo death area was 1,166.6 hectares, and in Luc Da commune, it was 0.2 hectares.
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| Bamboo trees die in Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district. Photo: Minh Hanh |
This mass die-off of bamboo has created a very high risk of forest fires during the hot season. On June 12-13, a small area of bamboo in Don Phuc commune was burnt.
Currently, Con Cuong district is actively implementing many urgent measures to minimize the damage caused by forest fires. In particular, propaganda work for people to be alert to the risk of fire in dead bamboo forests according to the motto "fire prevention is the main thing"; directing villages in the two communes of Mon Son and Luc Da to organize people to sign commitments on fire prevention and control, zoning off subjects who frequently enter the forest to remind and sign separate commitments.
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| An area of bamboo forest that was recently burned in Don Phuc. Photo: M. H |
Forest owners in the area regularly inspect the implementation of PCCCR in localities; guide and direct people to implement well a number of silvicultural measures to protect all forest areas in the area, such as building green fire-blocking strips, treating vegetation, etc.
Bamboo and rattan bloom, bear fruit and die after a normal growth cycle. Every 50 - 60 years, they flower, the old bamboo trees dry up and die to regenerate a new layer of bamboo trees./.