Prime Minister approves planning for high-tech forestry zone in Nghe An
On April 10, the Prime Minister issued a Decision approving the Master Plan for the construction of a high-tech forestry zone in the North Central region until 2045.
This Decision takes effect from the date of signing and promulgation.
This is an important legal basis for Nghe An to call for and attract investors, promote the forestry industry of Nghe An in particular and the North Central region in general to develop in a modern direction, apply high technology in production stages, increase production value, forest business, develop sustainable forestry...
The decision clearly defines the scope, boundaries and scale of planning with a total area of 618 hectares, located in the communes of Nghi Lam, Nghi Van, Nghi Kieu, Khanh Hop (Nghi Loc district) and Dai Son commune (Do Luong district); the labor scale is about 60,000 to 70,000 workers.
The North Central region high-tech forestry zone is a high-tech zone focusing on implementing activities to apply high-tech research and development achievements in the forestry sector, focusing on forestry seed production, afforestation, wood processing and forest products in Nghe An province and the North Central region.
The planned forestry area includes 3 functional sub-zones:
Zone 1- The High-tech Forestry Seed Production Center; is a seedling production area using modern production technology lines, providing transfer services of advanced equipment and technology in forestry seed production; is a place to preserve and conserve rare and precious forest plant genetic resources of Vietnam transferred by domestic and foreign research institutes; is a training center and a transfer center for forestry seed production techniques for seed businesses in the North Central region and neighboring areas.
Zone 2- High-tech wood and non-timber forest products processing production area; is a closed, highly specialized production area, supplying auxiliary products for the wood industry and training labor resources for the wood and non-timber forest products processing industry.
Zone 3- The trading floor combined with the exhibition introduces processed wood and non-timber forest products; is a place for trading and promoting forestry products in the High-tech Forestry Zone of the North Central region; is a place to supply raw materials, machinery and supplies related to the wood industry.
Decision No. 746 of the Prime Minister also clearly orients the development space of the above 3 sub-zones; land use planning in the total area of 618 hectares is planned according to each functional sub-zone; planning of technical infrastructure systems, including traffic, water supply, electricity supply, surface drainage and wastewater...
The Prime Minister's Decision also sets out a priority investment plan; including organizing the establishment of zoning plans and detailed plans; arranging and mobilizing resources to implement programs and projects to build technical infrastructure and traffic; projects to build and develop key areas, mixed complexes with research and training functions for high-tech production...; projects to build public parks, and renovate existing residential areas. Building and operating infrastructure, prioritizing zoning for high-tech wood and non-timber forest product processing; upgrading and investing in the synchronous construction of water supply and drainage, electricity and telecommunications systems in the North Central Highlands High-Tech Forestry Zone.
The Prime Minister also assigned the responsibility to the Provincial People's Committee and relevant central ministries and branches according to their functions, tasks and powers to guide, inspect and coordinate with the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee in the process of implementing the Master Plan for the construction of a high-tech forestry zone in the North Central region until 2045 to ensure effectiveness.
5 target groups of the Planning for the construction of the High-tech Forestry Zone in the North Central region aim to:
- Promote the development of the forestry industry in a modern direction, applying high technology in production stages, increasing the value of forest production and business, developing sustainable forestry in terms of economy, society and environment. Develop the forest economy according to the value chain from seeds, sustainable forest management, high-quality forest planting, exploitation, processing and consumption of products to increase the value of forest products.
- Contribute to Vietnam's goal of "Committing to achieving net zero emissions by 2050" at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP26).
- Creating more jobs, promoting training to improve the quality of human resources, contributing decisively to the transformation of economic structure and labor structure towards industrialization and modernization.
- To specify Decision No. 509/QD-TTg dated March 31, 2021 of the Prime Minister on the establishment of the High-tech Forestry Zone in the North Central region.
- Serve as a basis for attracting, calling for, selecting investors and implementing planning; serve as a legal basis for establishing zoning planning projects, investment projects for building technical infrastructure frameworks and managing construction according to planning.