Environment and natural resources

Forests and forestry

Focusing on sustainable forestry development

Vietnam has participated in bilateral and multilateral international trade agreements, including the export of wood and forest products, requiring the development of stable raw material areas with legal origins according to regulations, ensuring quality and competitive prices. On the other hand, Vietnam, like many countries ...

Vu Hoang

Forestry sector falls behind in restructuring

To date, only 161 agricultural and forestry companies in Việt Nam have completed restructuring and reforms according to a government-approved plan.Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development under the Central Economic Commission, Vũ Mạnh Hùng, noted that 35 management entities oversee 169 originally ...

MOF drafts regulation for carbon credit market, MARD aims to sell credits abroad

Under a plan of the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Vietnam would not sell carbon credits abroad in the first phase of the carbon credit market. The draft plan says the domestic carbon credit market would run on a trial basis in 2025-2028, during which carbon ...

Tam An

National Forestry Planning announced

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a target of reaching a stable national forest cover rate of 42-43%, focusing on improving forest quality by 2030. The goals were outlined in the MARD’s recently announced National Forestry Planning scheme through 2030, which ...

Vietnam unveils ambitious forestry master planning

The Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry yesterday held a meeting in Hanoi to formally introduce the approved National Forestry Master Planning in the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050. As stipulated in Decree No. 895/QD-TTg dated August 24, 2024 by the Prime Minister, the ...

Translated by Thanh Tam

Issuing “passports” for forest visits

The forestry sector’s initiative to develop the multi-purpose value of forest ecosystems is attracting the attention of investors, businesses, and the community. Visiting forests for sightseeing, exploring, and experiencing ecotourism will promote the development of the forest economy, contributing to education and sustainable protection of ...

Dung Minh

Vietnam’s forestry sector leads in achieving net negative emissions

Forestry is now the only sector capable of achieving net negative emissions, thanks to the Government’s forestry development policies, including the closure of natural forests, forest protection and development, coupled with international sponsorship, said Director of the Forestry Department Tran Quang Bao.Ha Cong Tuan, former ...

Reforestation, early zoning of landslide risk areas to adapt to natural disasters

The recent Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath caused severe devastation across many northern provinces and cities of Việt Nam. To mitigate and adapt to natural disasters such as storms and floods, it is crucial for localities to restore forest ecosystems and identify landslide-prone areas to ...

Mangrove forests provide important blue carbon benefits

Despite covering just about 200,000 hectares or 1.5% of the national forest area, mangrove forests are highly valued for their socio-economic and biodiversity conservation benefits. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has recognised them as a significant carbon sink, contributing substantially to reducing greenhouse gas ...

MARD reports plan to use nearly 6 million tons of CO2

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has revised the amount of CO2 transferred in 2018-2019 in the north central region. The ministry sent a report to the Prime Minister on the authority to transfer nearly 6 million tons of residual carbon dioxide (CO2) ...

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