Binh Dinh: Aiming to plant 30,000 hectares of large timber forests by 2035

The People's Committee of Binh Dinh province has issued a plan to implement the project to develop large timber forests that meet FSC certification, with the goal that by 2035, the province will have more than 30,000 hectares of large timber forests. Recently, from the capital of the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas, Phase I: 2021-2025 (National Target Program 1719), the mountainous localities of Quang Ngai have focused on building highly effective economic models. From there, promote sustainable agricultural development and bring stable income to people. On the evening of December 2, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the 60th Anniversary of Binh Gia Victory (December 2, 1964 - December 2, 2024) organized by the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province. Recently, from the capital of the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas, Phase I: 2021-2025 (National Target Program 1719), mountainous localities of Quang Ngai have focused on building highly effective economic models. From there, promote sustainable agricultural development and bring stable income to people. On December 3, the People's Committee of Hoi An City (Quang Nam) held the opening ceremony of the Hoi An Local Products Museum. This unique event attracts many tourists to visit and admire. Implementing the Project "Investment in developing ethnic groups with very few people, ethnic groups with many difficulties", Thuan Chau district (Son La province) has focused on investing in infrastructure in the areas with many ethnic groups with special difficulties, contributing to improving the material and spiritual life of people in the project area. Determining that vocational training and job creation for workers will contribute significantly to poverty reduction and improving the quality of life for people, in recent times, all levels and sectors in Ham Yen district (Tuyen Quang province) have implemented many solutions to improve the quality of vocational training and introduce jobs for workers. The Cham community in Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan provinces has two main sects: the Cham people following Brahmanism and the Cham people following Bani Islam. In addition, there is a small group following Islam, which was separated from Bani Islam and introduced to Ninh Thuan province in the 1960s. In general cultural life and culinary culture in particular, the Cham people of the two above sects have their own culinary characteristics and rules of conduct. The summary news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper, on December 3, has the following notable information: "Highland market - Welcome to the New Year 2024". Gio An ancient well, an attractive eco-tourism destination. Gia Lai in the season of ripe coffee. Along with other news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. On November 3, the Military Command of Duc Pho town (Quang Ngai province) said that a fishing boat of fishermen in the area was on fire, the cause is unknown, the initial damage is about 100 million VND. The People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province has just issued decisions to recognize the two communes of Son Binh and Son Hiep, Khanh Son district, to meet the new rural standards (NTM) in 2024. These are the first two communes of Khanh Son mountainous district to be recognized to meet the NTM standards. This time, the Provincial People's Committee also issued a decision to recognize Vinh Trung commune (Nha Trang city) as meeting the advanced NTM standards in 2024. The People's Committee of Binh Dinh province has issued a plan to implement the project to develop large timber forests with FSC certification, with the goal that by 2035, the province will have more than 30,000 hectares of large timber forests. On December 3, the People's Court of Quang Ngai province opened a first-instance criminal trial of Le Dinh Thiet (57 years old, residing in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province) for murder. On the morning of December 3, in Phuoc Ha commune, Thuan Nam district, Ninh Thuan province, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ninh Thuan province organized a handover ceremony of 19 Great Unity houses to Raglay ethnic people who are poor and near-poor households with housing difficulties. Attending the ceremony were Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ninh Thuan province Le Van Binh; Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thuan Nam district Nguyen Thi Xuan Cuong and local officials and people.

Binh Dinh province aims to have 30,000 hectares of large timber forests by 2035.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Binh Dinh, the province's forest and forestry land area is 415,347 hectares, of which the forestry planning area is 379,040 hectares. The forest coverage rate of Binh Dinh province by the end of 2023 is 57.3%, ranking 11th nationwide.

In recent years, Binh Dinh province has shifted to sustainable forestry development. Specifically, the province has issued a decision on the Project for developing large timber trees in the province for the period 2016 - 2025, with a vision to 2035, aiming to develop concentrated large timber tree growing areas; organize production according to the value chain from afforestation to processing and consumption of products to increase the added value of forest products, adapting to the new regulations on deforestation prevention of the European Union (EUDR).

Currently, the whole province has 10/12 units approved for sustainable forest management plans; 12,175 hectares of planted forests have been granted FSC certification... According to the plan, by 2035, the whole province will develop more than 30,000 hectares of large timber plantations, gradually meeting the production and business needs of more than 300 wood industry enterprises in the province.

In addition, Binh Dinh province is implementing the project to investigate and determine the current status of forests in the period of 2024-2025; effectively implementing forest development work in 2025, in which 100% of the province's existing natural forest area must be managed and protected.

Forest economic development helps people sustainably reduce poverty

Source: https://baodantoc.vn/binh-dinh-dat-muc-tieu-trong-30000-ha-rung-go-lon-vao-nam-2035-1733214293302.htm