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With more than VND 2,600 billion invested and the results achieved by projects in the 2021-2025 period, it is considered an important step forward in protecting and developing coastal forests - an area that plays a key role in responding to climate change and promoting green growth in Vietnam. Mr. Trieu Van Luc, Deputy Director of the Department of Forestry and Forest Protection, spoke at the Conference - Photo: VGP/Do Huong. Today (December 8), the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MARD) organized a conference to summarize 5 years of implementing the Project to protect and develop coastal forests to cope with climate change and promote green growth in the period 2021-2030. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said that in the period 2021-2025, localities have achieved many outstanding results in managing, restoring and developing coastal forests. According to the Ministry, the whole country has protected 281,000 hectares of coastal forests, reaching 102% of the plan. Forest development continues to record positive changes with 6,442 hectares of newly planted forest; 5,185 hectares were additionally planted, restored and enriched; 7,900 hectares are zoned for cultivation and regeneration is promoted. In addition, 329 million scattered trees have been planted in coastal areas, contributing to improving ecology and limiting erosion. Along with afforestation, many localities also deploy coastal protection works and promote green livelihood models such as intercropping agricultural crops, beekeeping for honey, and sustainable aquaculture. Through the Project to enhance climate change resilience for Vietnamese coastal communities, 46 green livelihood models have been formed in many provinces, helping to increase income and improve peoples living conditions. During the 2021-2025 period, coastal provinces have implemented 147 forest protection and development projects with a total investment of more than 2,631 billion VND. This is considered an important resource to help strengthen the mangrove ecosystem - a natural shield against climate change. At the conference, Mr. Phan Minh Chi, Deputy Director of Ca Mau Department of Agriculture and Environment, emphasized that Ca Mau has the largest area of mangrove forests in the country. According to him, mangrove forests are an ecological defense line that helps limit coastal erosion, cope with rising sea levels, and are also the main source of livelihood for people through the shrimp - ecological forest model. People who keep forests are always keeping a source of income for their own families, Mr. Chi affirmed. Representative of Ninh Binh Department of Agriculture and Environment suggested continuing to strengthen propaganda of forestry laws, supervise mangrove forest planning in a scientific direction, and at the same time prevent deforestation for aquaculture or misuse. Evaluating the results of 5 years of implementing the Project, Mr. Thibault Ledecq, Conservation Director of WWF - Vietnam, noted that Vietnam has planted, restored and enrich more than 11,600 hectares of coastal forests, reaching 58% of the plan for the 2021-2025 period. He believes that this success comes from close coordination between the Government, localities, social organizations, research institutes, businesses and communities in 21 coastal provinces. In the context of increasing floods and saltwater intrusion, mangrove forests act as a natural shield to help reduce wave energy, protect infrastructure and stabilize livelihoods for millions of people. WWF commits to continue accompanying Vietnam in restoring forest ecosystems and developing the forest carbon market in the period 2025-2030. Summing up the conference, Mr. Trieu Van Luc, Deputy Director of the Department of Forestry and Forest Protection, suggested that coastal provinces focus on implementing a number of key tasks. First of all, localities need to fully comply with the Law on Forestry and related policies, and promptly report problems during the implementation process so that the Ministry can coordinate to handle or submit to the Prime Minister for contents beyond their authority. Along with that, provinces must seriously implement the National Forestry Planning for the period 2021-2030, review and allocate suitable land funds for coastal forest development, prioritizing areas for planting protective forests. The forest development plan for the period 2026-2030 needs to be reviewed and sent to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in the first quarter of 2026. During project implementation, localities need to carefully survey site conditions, select appropriate tree species, and apply silvicultural techniques to increase forest survival rate and improve investment efficiency. Inspection, supervision, and application of information technology in forest management must be emphasized to promptly handle problems, ensure project progress and planned targets. In addition, it is necessary to replicate forest protection and development models associated with combined agriculture - forestry - fishery livelihoods; Strictly manage the conversion of coastal forest uses; strictly handle violations. Propaganda and mobilization of people to comply with forestry laws, sign commitments to protect forests, as well as allocate forests and contract forest protection to communities must continue to be promoted, in order to strengthen sustainable forest management in localities.Do HuongSee moreSee moreSee moreSee more
