Nghe An grants sustainable forest certification to over 10,000 hectares of raw material forests

Van Truong DNUM_CEZAHZCACC 08:44

(Baonghean.vn) - Up to now, Nghe An has implemented the issuance of Sustainable Forest Certification (FSC) for over 10,288 hectares of forest to increase the value of forestry production.

Chau Binh Commune, Quy Chau District was granted a certificate for sustainable forest management for 2,886 hectares of acacia forest. Photo: Van Truong

According to the report of the Forestry Department, from the beginning of 2022 to now, Nghe An province has had 10,288 hectares of forest granted.Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certificationon a total of 170,000 hectares of raw material forests. Specifically: Chau Binh Commune, Quy Chau District was granted a Sustainable Forest Management Certificate for 2,886 hectares of acacia forest, Thanh Chuong District 3,763 hectares of acacia forest, Le Duy Nguyen Forest Planting Enterprise (Hoang Mai Town) 820 hectares, Yen Thanh District 1,980 hectares. In addition, Que Phong District was recently granted a Sustainable Forest Management Certificate for 837.2 hectares of forest.

Mr. Nguyen Khac Hai - Head of Forest Use and Development Department (Forestry Department) said: Being granted the Sustainable Forest Certificate (FSC) will benefit people in harvesting large timber forests, increasing economic value, especially being signed by businesses to purchase products at stable prices.

Currently, the entire province's 10,288 hectares of forest certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) have businesses that are committed to consuming the products. For example, Thanh Huong Wood Company has cooperated to consume acacia wood products for the communes of Thanh Son, Ngoc Lam, Thanh Huong, Thanh Thinh and Thanh An, district.Thanh Chuong; An Viet Phat Company purchases products for Dong Thanh and Thinh Thanh communes, Yen Thanh district; Khanh Tam Forestry Company signs a commitment to purchase raw materials from Que Phong district...

People in Quy Hop district are still harvesting young acacia trees. Photo: Van Truong

In the coming time, the relevant sector is continuing to carry out procedures to grant FSC certification to over 13,000 hectares of acacia forests in the districts of Anh Son, Nghi Loc, Yen Thanh, Con Cuong, Do Luong...

CFSC certification is granted by the Forest Stewardship Council, to encourage exploitation activities that go hand in hand with sustainable development of forest resources..FSC certification contributes to protecting the environment and natural ecological resources. Economically: FSC helps reduce waste from forest resources. Forest products labeled with FSC have high economic value.,has 20 - 30% higher economic value than similar products.

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