Nghe An: Establishing youth volunteer teams to prevent and fight forest fires
(Baonghean.vn) - Youth union members in Nghe An province will be the core force to directly participate in forest protection and fire prevention and fighting activities, contributing to maintaining the "green lungs" of the homeland.
On the morning of May 7, in Nghi Loc district,Nghe An Provincial Youth UnionCoordinated with Nghe An Forestry Sub-Department to organizeForest fire prevention and fighting launch ceremony 2022.
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| Panorama of the launching ceremony. Photo: Quang An |
According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nghe An has the largest forest area in the country with over 1,160,000 hectares of forest. In recent years, the forest planting movement has been quite strong, with 15,000 - 19,000 hectares newly planted each year, and the annual output of planted forests reaching 1,659,000 m3.
However, forest resources are currently being seriously threatened, in some places there is a situation of forest burning for slash-and-burn cultivation; illegal clearing and burning of vegetation and intentional forest burning. Illegal logging is a problem for the whole society, causing forest resources to increasingly shrink...
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| Nghe An Provincial Youth Union and Forestry Department presented gifts to the shock teams ready to prevent and fight forest fires. Photo: Quang An |
In particular, in recent years, there have been many forest fires in the province causing heavy damage. Since the beginning of 2022, there have been 2 forest fires and they have been promptly handled by the forces.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, comrade Le Van Luong - Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union emphasized: Forest fire prevention work must have the synchronous participation of all levels, sectors, organizations and individuals, in which the pioneering force is the youth union members at the grassroots level. With many practical and effective forms of activities, in recent years, Youth Union organizations at all levels have made significant contributions to forest fire prevention work, contributing to limiting forest fires occurring in the whole province.
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| Youth Union members organize clearing and collecting vegetation in Nghi Loc forest. Photo: Quang An |
In the coming time, in addition to propaganda work, proactively participating in forest protection and forest fire prevention and fighting, the Provincial Youth UnionNghe Analso directed the establishment and effective maintenance of "Youth Shock Troops" and "Youth Volunteers" teams in localities with forests, in which youth play the core role in directly participating in forest protection and fire prevention activities; promptly encouraged, rewarded, and proposed to reward exemplary individuals and groups in forest protection, fire prevention and fire fighting in localities and units.
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| Nghe An Provincial Youth Union encourages grassroots union members to raise awareness of forest protection. Photo: Quang An |
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| Youth Union members of Dien Chau district and other forces participated in fighting forest fires in Dien Chau in 2020. Photo: Quang An |
After the launching ceremony, nearly 400 union members and youths in Nghi Loc district joined forces to clear firebreaks and vegetation in the forest area of Nghi Quang commune, Nghi Loc district, striving to clear nearly 4km of firebreaks in this forest area.