02 Nov 2021 - Source: VIR - World leaders will conclude a two-day climate summit on Tuesday with a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 -- a date too far away for campaigners who want action sooner to save the planet's lungs.The pledge was to be issued at the UN's COP26 confe...
Local communities lend a hand to forest protection
29 October 2021 - Source: VIetnam News - Kon Ka Kinh National Park, located in the Kon Ha Nung Plateau Biosphere Reserve, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, is being protected thanks to the engagement of the local ethnic minority community. Twenty-six communities of the Bahnar ethnic gr...
First FSC certification for non-timber forest products in Vietnam
29 October 2021 - Source: Vietnam Investment Review - The Association of Forest Smallholder Forest Certification Groups of Quang Tri province received the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, proving that they can supply sustainably harvested acacia wood logs and non-timber forest pr...
Tiền Giang to plant more coastal protection forests
11 Sep 20 Viet Nam News Source TIỀN GIANG — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang will plant 250ha of new protection forests in coastal areas from 2021 to 2025, twice the amount of the 2015-20 period, according to the province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development...
Bình Phước tightens forest protection in dry season
7 April 20 Viet Nam News Source BÌNH PHƯỚC — Authorities in the southeastern province of Bình Phước are tightening measures to prevent forest fires in the dry season as prolonged heat has occurred since the beginning of the year. The province, which has the largest land area i...