Japan continues to support Vietnam in planting mangroves

Can Gio mangrove forest. Photo: Nguoivienxu Japan Red Cross pledged to support Vietnam 225 million yen (more than 1.87 million USD) to plant and care for tens of thousands of hectares of coastal mangrove forests.

On March 22, representatives of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and representatives of the Vietnam Red Cross signed a written agreement on this program for each sub-2006-2010 period.

After 12 years (1994-2005) implementing the Program of Mangroves and Disaster Prevention by the Danish Red Cross and the Japanese Red Cross, Vietnam has planted and cared for nearly 22,400 hectares of submerged forest. coastal salinity in 8 provinces and cities, from Quang Ninh to Ha Tinh.

The planting of mangroves has contributed to reducing annual dyke maintenance costs, helping many poor households improve their lives through exploiting the economic potential of forests such as bee keeping, seedling sales, timber extraction from trees. Casuarina.