Provincial People's Committee meets to listen to reports on ecotourism projects and results of reviewing national forestry planning

On March 19, Mr. Trinh Minh Hoang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired a meeting to listen to the report on the approval of the Eco-tourism, resort and entertainment project at Tan Tien Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. and the Krong Pha Protective Forest Management Board.

The total investment capital for the 2021-2030 period for ecotourism, resort and entertainment at Tan Tien Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. is 350 billion VND, of which: 2021-2025 period is 230 billion VND; 2026-2030 period is 120 billion VND. The total investment capital for the 2021-2030 period for ecotourism, resort and entertainment at Krong Pha Protective Forest Management Board is 712 billion VND, of which: 2021-2025 period is 139.2 billion VND; 2026-2030 period is 572.8 billion VND. The types of tourism identified in the two projects include eco-tourism, resort tourism, health care tourism, nature discovery tourism, conference and seminar tourism... Tourism products: Organizing accommodation and resort services with a system of connected and isolated rooms with traditional local architecture combined with modernity; separate eco-lodges, arranged under the forest canopy, on trees, on cliffs...; organizing picnic routes, mountain climbing, nature discovery; organizing restaurant services, cuisine, entertainment, shopping... to serve tourists.

Comrade Trinh Minh Hoang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the meeting.

Report on approval of eco-tourism, resort and entertainment projects.

Concluding the meeting, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee basically agreed on the content of the project, requested the forest owners to review, supplement, edit and complete the project dossier for the Provincial People's Committee to submit to the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee and the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. In particular, it is important to closely follow the contents of conservation, promotion of natural landscape values, effective exploitation of potentials and advantages of biodiversity, scenic spots, beliefs associated with national cultural identity to propagate and educate local people and tourists to raise awareness of protecting natural resources and the environment, preserving community culture; create jobs, increase income, improve the material and spiritual life of local people. Construction works serving tourism must ensure that they do not affect the protective function and natural landscape of the forest; construction works serving ecological tourism, resort and entertainment activities must ensure principles such as: Do not destroy the environmental landscape, do not cut down forests; Construction works must be based on nature, in harmony with the environmental landscape; and must comply with legal regulations.

* On the same day, comrade Trinh Minh Hoang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired a meeting to listen to the report on the results of reviewing and completing the dossier and map of the National Forestry Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 in Ninh Thuan province and the content of adjusting and supplementing the Project on developing livestock farming in a safe, effective and highly economic value direction by 2030.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total area adjusted to be converted outside the 3 types of forests in the province in the period of 2021-2030 is 11,655 hectares; of which the majority is planned to be converted from production forests to other purposes 7,047 hectares (accounting for 62.5%); protection forests to other purposes 3,600 hectares (accounting for 31.5%) and special-use forests to other purposes 1,008 hectares (accounting for 6%). The total forest area outside the planning of the 3 types of forests and land without forests expected to be included in the planning of the 3 types of forests in the province, by 2030 is 727 hectares, of which 626 hectares will be included in the production forest area and 101 hectares in the protection forest area. The area included in the planning of 3 types of forests in the whole province by 2030 is mostly land with natural forest with an area of 725ha (accounting for 99.7%); a very small area is land without forest (accounting for 0.3%), this is a small area interspersed in the proposed natural forest area.

Comrade Trinh Minh Hoang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting. Photo: X.Nguyen

Regarding the review of the change of forest and forest land functions: Converting from protective forest to production forest planning 1,018ha. This area is mainly managed by Ninh Son Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. and Tan Giang Lake Headwater Protection Management Board. Regarding the structure of 3 forest types by 2030, the forestry land area after review is distributed in 6/7 district-level administrative units of the province, of which: Bac Ai district has the largest forestry land area with 75,523ha, accounting for 40.1%; followed by the districts: Ninh Son 44,651ha (accounting for 22.5%), Thuan Nam 29,180ha (accounting for 15.5%), Thuan Bac 19,932ha (accounting for 10.6%); the remaining two districts are Ninh Hai 11,713ha and Ninh Phuoc 9,521ha, accounting for an area ratio of about 11.3%. Continue to maintain forest cover in Ninh Thuan province at 49%.

Regarding the Project on developing livestock farming in a safe, effective and high economic value direction by 2030, currently the development of horned cattle (cows, goats, sheep) is not favorable due to limited land conditions and no investors in raising horned cattle; meanwhile, pig farming on an industrial scale is of interest to many investors. The scenario for increasing the pig herd by 2030 is expected to reach 427,300 heads, still consistent with the province's livestock density; at that time, the estimated production value of the livestock industry will reach 3,727.39 billion VND, accounting for 45.4% of the production value of the agricultural sector (the value of pig farming will reach 2,096.26 billion VND, accounting for 55.2% of the production value of the livestock industry); Cultivation reached 4,282.18 billion VND, accounting for 51.2% and livestock will meet the main production sector in the agricultural sector according to the Resolution of the 14th Provincial Party Congress.

Concluding the meeting, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested relevant departments, branches, localities and units to coordinate in providing documents and data on projects and planning schemes related to forestry land areas; it is necessary to establish an interdisciplinary inspection team to review, thereby grasping the current situation, supplementing some contents, areas, and related support policies, and submitting them to the Provincial People's Committee for consideration as soon as possible.

Xuan Nguyen

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