Go up the mountain to see thousands of meters long trenches to prevent buffalo and cows from planting forests instead.

One of the emerging difficulties is that the areas that can be planned for reforestation in the mountainous district are areas where people graze buffalo and cows. Therefore, along with mobilizing and propagating people to move their buffalo and cows, the units assigned to reforestation are forced to dig trenches, erect fences, etc.

Below are some photos captured by Nghe An Newspaper reporters in early February 2024.

One of the replacement forest planting sites of the Tuong Duong Protective Forest Management Board in Yen Thang Commune. This mountainous area is about 800m above sea level, and is a grazing area for buffalo and cows of the people of Yen Thang and Yen Hoa communes. Photo: Thanh Cuong

To get to the replacement forest planting area, from Yen Thang commune headquarters, one must pass through Vang Lin, Xop Coc and Tat villages, then cross Cang Hem slope for about more than 1 hour. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Arriving at the replacement forest area, what catches the eye is a system of trenches and barbed wire fences to prevent buffalo and cows. Photo: Thanh Cuong

According to the staff of Tuong Duong Protective Forest Management Board, the trench system on the mountain in Yen Thang commune that the management board dug is about 2,200m long. Photo: Thanh Cuong       

Observing from a flycam, it is clear that digging trenches on high mountains to prevent buffaloes and cows is a very elaborate task. Photo: Thanh Cuong

What is worrying is that despite all the effort, the replacement forest planting by the Tuong Duong Protective Forest Management Board is still not promising, partly because buffaloes and cows still break in to destroy the crops. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In Yen Thang mountain area, the native tree chosen for planting is the meter tree. However, most of the meter trees planted have been destroyed by buffaloes and cows. The remaining meter trees (in the photo) are poorly developed. Therefore, after several replantings, the Tuong Duong Protective Forest Management Board had to consider choosing new trees, as well as strengthening solutions to prevent buffaloes and cows from roaming freely. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In the photo is the replacement forest planting area of ​​the Pu Huong Nature Reserve Management Board, in Pieng Lak valley, Chau Ly commune. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The Management Board of Pu Huong Nature Reserve selected the Acacia auriculiformis tree to plant in Pieng Lak valley. The field results after 1 year were positive. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The road to Pieng Lak valley is extremely difficult, the trail is rough, with many steep slopes. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Pieng Lak Valley is also a grazing area for buffaloes and cows of the people of Chau Ly and Bac Son communes, Quy Hop district. Therefore, to carry out the task of reforestation, the Pu Huong Nature Reserve Management Board had to spend money to dig a trench system to prevent buffaloes and cows from entering. Photo: Thanh Cuong

According to the staff of the Pu Huong Nature Reserve Management Board, the board had to dig nearly 1,000m of trenches to prevent buffaloes and cows from entering. As for the results of the forest planting, it is not possible to evaluate, although it is felt that the chò chỉ trees have taken root in Pieng Lạc land. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Source: https://baonghean.vn/len-nui-cao-xem-nhung-duong-hao-dai-hang-nghin-met-ngan-trau-bo-de-trong-rung-thay-the-post284763.html