Forest cover
Deforestration drivers
Deforestation caused by rubber vastly underestimated: study
Deforestation for rubber cultivation has been “substantially underestimated”, and is two to three times higher than generally assumed, a new study said Wednesday.Using satellite data and cloud computing, scientists said they compiled the first detailed accounting of deforestation for rubber production in Southeast Asia — ...
Decline in Vietnam’s deforestation cases
Vietnam has seen decreases in the number of violation cases related to forest protection and development, as well as the area of forest lost by deforestation. After three years of implementing Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s directions, an average of 16,980 violation cases have been ...
VNA Reporter
Land and forest battle in Central Highlands as forests devastated
As illegal loggers are ‘protected’ by local officials, it will be difficult to stop deforestation in the Central Highlands unless heavy sanctions are applied.Keep reading ...
Thien Nhien
Vietnamese province wants to clear 12,700 hectares of forest for project development
Authorities in Dak Lak Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, are planning to wipe out nearly 12,700 hectares of forest for the implementation of various projects deemed essential for local development.Keep reading ...
Tuoi Tre News Reporter
Various targets of 2006-2020 forestry development strategy surpassed
Vietnam has made a lot of achievements in the implementation of the 2006-2020 national forestry development strategy, contributing to the protection of natural environment, reduction of natural disasters and transition of self-supplied forestry production into a commodity-based one. Keep reading ...
Bich Hong