To keep the forests green

Climate change, weather changes and many different types of natural disasters, the more we experience natural disasters, the more we see the importance of forests. On a global scale, forests help reduce heat, rain, floods, and landslides. For residents living close to forests and depending on forests, they understand this more than anyone else. For them, losing forests means losing homes, while having forests means having homes. The story of protecting forests and villages of the highland people of Thuan Chau district will help us see this more clearly.

In the middle of the dry season, just a little carelessness, forest fire can appear at any time.

Sound at the scene: "Hey everyone, there's a fire. Let's go put it out, Thai language"

The scenario for today's exercise is assumed to be caused by slash-and-burn farming near the edge of the forest. People are working in the fields, and professional tools are almost non-existent.

Mr. Ha Trung Thang, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thuan Chau district, Son La province: "Firefighting is difficult. Therefore, this model is intended to be replicated and secondly, to help people realize that there is no better way to prevent and fight forest fires than to carry out prevention work."

To prevent forest fires, recently, Thuan Chau district has established many forest protection teams, through which awareness, prevention methods and forest fire fighting skills have been raised for the people.

Mr. Luong Van Trung, Forest Protection Team of Na Khoang village, Phong Lap commune, Thuan Chau, Son La: "We must burn fields at the right time, use fire sources for the right purpose, regularly patrol and control locations prone to fire and explosion to handle them promptly."

After the storms No. 2 and No. 3 in 2024 passed, Thuan Chau district lost more than 130 hectares of forest due to landslides. Most of it was natural forest. At this time, it was not enough to keep the forest from burning, people were determined to learn how to regenerate the forest. With steep terrain and limited human resources, people in the highland villages of Thuan Chau district were instructed to make seed fireworks to promote and restore the forest.

Dr. Le Hong Lien, Center for Sustainable Rural Development, Lecturer at the University of Forestry “When we plant forests, the survival rate is only good, sometimes only 50%. But if we take advantage of local seed sources and community resources, we can do something. Doing this every month, for example, or every quarter, for example, we can increase the number of regenerated trees, the purpose of living in the forest is very great.”

Each clay firecracker contains seeds and organic fertilizer. The process of making it is similar to making cakes. As long as the firecracker is smaller, it will be less likely to break when dropped from a high place. After the landslide, the forest in the village has been lost too much. Like many people in the village, Ms. Hoa volunteered to learn how to make seed firecrackers today. Because for her, losing the forest means losing her home, and having the forest means having her home and her homeland.

Ms. Lo Thi Hoa, Phong Lap commune, Thuan Chau district, Son La province: "I hope that the seeds that are dropped will germinate and be sown, and grow into forests, to protect my homeland and village from erosion and landslides."

Performed by: Dinh Duc

Source: https://sonlatv.vn/de-nhung-canh-rung-mai-xanh-27142.html