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                             National programme targets 42% forest cover by 2020
                              13 April 2017 | 10:25:00 AM 
                             Vietnam’s national forest cover is targeted to reach 42% of the total land area, equivalent to 14.4 million hectares, by 2020.
                             
Vietnam targets 42% forest cover by 2020.
It is among the goals set out in the  Prime Minister-approved national programme on reducing greenhouse  emissions through the limitation of deforestation and forest  degradation, preservation and improvement of carbon reserves, and  sustainable management of forest resources (Programme REDD+) until 2030.
The programme also seeks to contribute to eliminating greenhouse  emissions via REDD+ activities in the next three years, stabilise the  area of natural forests by 2030 at least at the same level as in 2020  and increase the national forest cover to 45%, thus contributing to  realising the national target of cutting 8% of greenhouse emissions by  2030 compared to a Business-as-Usual (BAU) scenario as committed in the  Paris Agreement on climate change.
The programme will be implemented on a national scale from 2017 to 2030,  prioritising the pressing regions with regard to deforestation and  forest degradation, those vulnerable to climate change and those with a  high potential for forest carbon reserves.
Efforts will be made to review and adjust the forest and forest land use  planning, aiming to ensure that 16.24 hectares of forest land are used  for forestry purposes by 2020; support the sustainable agricultural and  fishery production and prevent deforestation and forest degradation;  improve forest administration and livelihoods of the people living in or  near forests; and strengthen the enforcement of forestry laws.
Additionally, the programme will assess and replicate the models of  high-yield forest production and large timber forests; pilot, evaluate  and replicate the sustainable natural forest management models; protect,  preserve and rehabilitate forests; and improve the economic and  financial environment for the forestry sector.
(Nhan Dan)
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