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After nearly 5 years of implementing the Sustainable Forestry Development Program for the period 2021-2025 (CT 809), Vietnams Forestry sector has achieved many outstanding results, affirming its pivotal role in green economic development, environmental protection and response to climate change. The forestry industry enters the new period 2026-2030 with a clear orientation: Improving forest quality and added value of forest products Maintaining the countrys green lung According to the summary report of CT 809 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, by 2025, the national forest coverage rate will reach 42.03%, maintaining the target set by the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress. The average growth rate of value added in the forestry industry reaches 5%/year, the export turnover of wood and forest products reaches an average of 16.2 billion USD/year, making Vietnam one of the five largest wood exporting countries in the world. Not only has the scale increased, the quality of forests has also improved significantly. A series of models of planting large timber forests and forests with FSC certification have been deployed in localities such as Yen Bai, Quang Tri, Binh Dinh, Tuyen Quang... contributing to creating jobs and stable income for millions of households. Mr. Tran Quang Bao, Director of the Forestry Department, emphasized: The forestry industry has achieved many outstanding results in the 2020-2025 term. The average growth rate of production value reached 4.5%/year; the area of concentrated afforestation average of 258,000 hectares/year; the forest coverage rate remains above 42%. According to Mr. Bao, that achievement comes from the drastic direction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the participation of localities, and the sense of responsibility of the entire industry. In the coming time, the entire industry will continue to promote its role as a political nucleus, perform well the task of forest management and development, contributing to successfully implementing the goals of sustainable forestry development in the new period, he said. Previously, forestry mainly focused on forest area, now the focus has shifted to improving the quality and value of forests. According to CT 809 report, 9/9 main targets of the program all met or exceeded the plan, including concentrated afforestation, regeneration, collection of forest environmental services and issuance of sustainable forest management certificates. Notably, revenue from forest environmental services reaches thousands of billions of VND each year, contributing to improving the livelihoods of people in forest areas. Ecotourism and resort models in the forest are expanding strongly, with more than 2.19 million visitors and a revenue of more than 500 billion VND in 2024. Mr. Vu Quang Sang, Head of Kbang District Forest Protection Department (Gia Lai), shared: From 2021 until now, the locality has not had any forest fires. Forest protection contracts have helped people earn more income, raise awareness of forest protection, contributing to poverty reduction and economic development. green. The policy on payment for forest environmental services became a bright spot, affirming the people are the center approach of the program. According to many localities, this is the most effective solution to combine forest protection and sustainable livelihood development. Public-private cooperation promotes innovation. One of the highlights of Program 809 is promoting public-private cooperation (PPP) in forest management, protection and development. The Forestry Department has signed many coordination programs with international organizations, businesses, research institutes... to transfer technology, improve management capacity and expand forest product consumption markets. According to Mr. Luong Trong Quynh, Vice Chairman of Lang Son Provincial Peoples Committee: It is necessary to continue to review and effectively implement support policies, expand the area of certified sustainable forests, associate forest management with the issuance of planting area codes, and promote the forest product value chain. From that point of view, experts from the Forestry Department believe that in the coming period, we must attach importance to developing a multi-value forestry economy, in which forests are not only timber trees, but also biological resources, environmental services, eco-tourism and carbon credits. In the period 2021-2025, the forestry industry has completed a strong institutional framework with a series of new legal documents: Decree on investment in forestry, development of medicinal plants, and bio-tourism. ecology, forestry seed management... The Forestry Department has advised on promulgating 35 legal documents, and at the same time implementing three key programs, of which Program 809 is the pillar. Along with that, inspection, supervision and handling of forest violations have been strengthened, helping to significantly reduce illegal exploitation and deforestation. Experts say that the new policy has created a favorable environment to attract private capital, FDI and international projects in the forestry sector. Total capital mobilized for Program 809 for the period 2021-2025 reaches about 59,000 billion VND, of which state budget capital accounts for nearly 30%. However, with the foundation achieved from Program 809, the forestry industry enters the new period 2026-2030 with clear directions: Improving forest quality and added value of forest products; Developing large timber plantations and economic forests with FSC certification; Applying digital transformation, remote sensing technology, and artificial intelligence in forest monitoring; Developing markets for forest carbon and ecosystem services; Promote international cooperation, especially ing the field of emission credits and sustainable trade. Mr. Tran Quang Bao emphasized: The forestry industry is transforming from traditional forest management to mode
