Protecting border forests on the occasion of September 2nd holiday

Staff of Serepok Forest Protection Board (Lam Dong) and stations of Lak Forest Protection Board ( Dak Lak ) coordinate to patrol the border forest on Krong No River.

The Serepok Forest Protection Management Board (SFPMB) is the unit with the largest area of assigned protection forest in the province, with nearly 61,000 hectares. This unit also has a fairly large forest area bordering Dak Lak province, stretching across many sub-regions with a length of about 120km.

In addition, the unit's management area also borders other NRMPs in the province such as Lam Ha, Da Nhim, Lam Vien and Bi Duop - Nui Ba National Park, Ta Dung National Park. This is also creating many challenges in the management and protection work for the unit.

These days, the Serepok Forest Protection Management Board has to mobilize almost all its forces to participate in patrolling and managing forest protection. The key forces are the forces stationed at 10 forest protection management stations in 3 communes: Dam Rong 2, Dam Rong 3 and Dam Rong 4, along with 730 households contracted for protection.

Forest protection contracted households patrol the border forest area according to plan.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Man, Head of the Serepok Forest Protection Management Board, said: In order to effectively carry out forest protection management before, during and after the National Day holiday on September 2, the unit has proactively developed an implementation plan. In particular, the unit pays special attention to bordering forest areas and areas at risk of deforestation and encroachment of forest land.

Specifically, the Serepok Forest Protection Management Board has organized a force including officials and contracted forces, on duty 24/7 at the station. Thereby, promptly grasping the situation of violations in the management area, immediately preventing violations of deforestation, encroachment of forest land... This activity also helps prevent subjects from taking advantage of the long holiday to commit violations of the law.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Man, Head of the Serepok Forest Protection Management Board (right) discusses with households contracted to protect the forest about the border patrol plan.

Thanks to good forest management and protection, from December 10, 2024 to August 20, 2025, in the assigned management area, there were only 3 cases of deforestation, with a total damaged area of ^4,137m2 and no damage to the volume of forest products.

Compared to the same period in 2024, the number of violations decreased by 5 cases (62.5%), the area decreased by 85.98% and the volume of forest products decreased by 100%.

In addition, since the beginning of the year, the unit has detected and recorded 8 cases/8 subjects, with acts of encroachment and destruction of land on an encroached and destroyed area of ^2,316m2 . The unit has recorded all violations and transferred them to the competent authorities for handling according to regulations.

At the same time, direct strict management of violation sites, do not let subjects impact agricultural planting, and restore forests in appropriate forms.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Cu, an officer of the Lak Forest Protection Management Board (standing in the middle) exchanges information with the leader of the Serepok Forest Protection Management Board during a joint patrol to protect the forest area bordering the two provinces on the occasion of September 2nd.

Regarding coordination, the border forest management and protection forces of the Serepok Forest Protection Management Board ( Lam Dong ) and the Lak Forest Protection Management Board (Dak Lak) continue to effectively patrol, share information, support prevention and timely handling of violations.

In fact, previous years have shown that holidays and Tet are always favorable times for those who destroy forests or take advantage of them to exploit timber, hunt wild animals, and illegally encroach on land.

To minimize the above violations, right before the September 2nd holiday, dozens of officers from the Serepok Forest Protection Board and stations under the Lak Forest Protection Board conducted many patrols in the border forest area, mainly separated between the two localities by the Krong No River.

According to preliminary estimates, the current length of the border forest area managed and protected by the Serepok Forest Protection Management Board is 120km bordering Dak Lak province.

At the same time, effectively meet and propagate to people living in border areas, to raise people's awareness of the importance of forests, and encourage them to participate in forest protection.

“We are coordinating with forces from other provinces to carry out propaganda work in many forms to raise the sense of responsibility of the people. The unit also strengthens the grasp of information provided by the people to have solutions to monitor and promptly prevent emerging behaviors, ensuring that the management and protection area does not have hot spots or complicated violations,” said the leader of the Serepok Forest Protection Management Board.

The province currently has 1,149,609 hectares of forest land. The forested area is 1,132,111 hectares, with a forest coverage rate of 46.72%. The entire forest area has been handed over to 16 forestry companies; 3 Nature Reserve Management Boards; 22 Forest Management Boards; 4 National Parks: Ta Dung, Bidoup Nui Ba, Cat Tien, Nui Chua and a number of other organizations, enterprises and units for management.

To effectively manage and protect forests before, during and after the National Day holiday on September 2, Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee requested relevant units to organize forces and increase patrols and inspections to protect forests.

Units ensure forces, promptly detect and report violations to local authorities and functional agencies, minimizing forest damage during the holidays.

Staff of the Serepok Forest Protection Department used a flycam to check the situation of the forest area bordering Lam Dong and Dak Lak on the occasion of September 2nd.

The Department of Agriculture and Environment of Lam Dong province is assigned to direct the forest rangers, the Forest Management Board, and forest owners to increase patrols, checkpoints, and forest protection inspections. The forces will focus on areas at high risk of deforestation, encroachment on forest land, and illegal exploitation of forest products.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/bao-ve-rung-giap-ranh-dip-le-2-9-389688.html