Striving to increase forest coverage to 45% by 2020

In the afternoon of March 14, in Hanoi, the General Department of Forestry and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a press conference to introduce the objectives, tasks, solutions and mechanisms for implementing the Protection and Distribution Plan. forest development in the period 2011-2020.

Mr. Ha Cong Tuan, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Forestry and Chief of the Office of the State Steering Committee for Forest Protection and Development Plan for the period of 2011-2020 emphasized and overcome weaknesses and shortcomings. In the previous period, this Plan not only focused on afforestation and development but also paid great attention to forest protection and nature conservation.

The objective of the Plan is to increase forest coverage to 42-43% by 2015 and 44-45% by 2020; increase productivity, quality and value of forests; restructuring the industry in the direction of increasing added value; basically meet the demand for timber and forest products for domestic consumption and export; well protect the existing forest area; using forest resources and forestry land fund effectively and sustainably; create more jobs, increase income for people who have life associated with forest occupation, contribute to poverty reduction and ensure national security.

The goal of the Plan is to increase the forest cover
42-43% in 2015 and 44-45% in 2020

In the period of 2011-2020, the most important task is to plant 2.6 million hectares of forests, including planting new protective forests, special-use forests of 250,000 hectares, newly planting 1 million hectares of production forests and replanting forests after declaration. the waterfall is 1.35 million ha; 750,000ha regeneration; improving poor natural forest 350,000ha; planting scattered trees is 500 million trees; improving the quality of natural forests, productivity of production forests increased by 25% by 2020 compared to 2011.

Besides focusing on protection and sustainable development for 13,388 million ha of existing forests, 750,000 ha of regenerated forests; 1.25 million hectares of newly planted forests in the period of 2011-2014; By 2015, the forest area will reach about 14, 27 million hectares of forests, and 15.1 million hectares of forests by 2020; substantially reducing the situation of violating the law on forest protection and development; effective promotion of protection functions, protection of ecological environment, biodiversity of forests, contributing to sustainable socio-economic development of the country.

In order to fulfill the objectives of the Plan, sectors and localities focus on promoting propaganda and raising people's awareness in forest protection and development; Strict management, timely adjustment of unreasonable planning of 3 forest types, promoting long-term stable forest allocation to organizations, individuals, households, development planning of processing industry and trade trading forest products in association with building concentrated material plantation areas; continue to promote forestry socialization under the motto of forest protection is the responsibility of all agencies, organizations, households and individuals;

Strengthen the inspection and supervision of the implementation of the law on forest protection and development and promptly and strictly handle violations; promoting research and transfer of science and technology, paying special attention to the study of selecting and creating new varieties with high yield and good quality; strengthen trade promotion activities, develop forestry products market.