Handing over 'red books' of forest land to people in Tuong Duong (Nghe An)

(Baonghean.vn) - Tuong Duong district coordinated with the Vietnam Forest and Delta Project to hold a ceremony to grant forest land use right certificates to households.

The Vietnam Forest and Delta Project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was implemented in Tuong Duong district in 2016. The district selected Thach Giam commune as the pilot unit for project implementation.

Tuong Duong district awarded forestry land certificates. Photo: Dinh Ty

After nearly 1 year of implementing the Vietnam Forest and Delta project, Tuong Duong has issued additional certificates of forestry land use rights according to Decree 163 of the Government to 189 households, with a total area of ​​over 1,500 hectares in 8 villages of Thach Giam commune.

In the coming time, with the sponsorship of the Tuong Duong project, land and forest allocation and issuance of forestry land use right certificates will be carried out for more than 9,300 households in the area.

Dinh Ty