Forests and forestry

Forest cover

Vietnam’s coastal forest coverage reaches 17 percent

Vietnam planted a total 12,385ha of coastal forest between 2015-2017 via climate change response and coastal forest protection project for 2015-2020, which raised the coastal forest coverage from 16.9 percent in 2014 to 17 percent last year. Keep reading ...

VNA Reporter

Việt Nam to boost ‘green’ and sustainable growth

The Government of Việt Nam has been implementing drastic measures to increase forest coverage in the Central Highlands region, while improving output of coffee and high value crops in easing deforestation.Keep reading ...

VNS 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

Prospect on forest replantation in Vietnam

In the foothills of Vietnam’s Annamite mountains, hundreds of small forest owners are joining forces to produce sustainable acacia used in furniture around the world. With much of the country’s plantations owned by individuals, expanding the approach may be the best chance for saving forests ...

Ha Vu

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

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