Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announces national forestry planning

National forestry planning not only sets economic development goals, but also aims to respond to climate change, develop sustainably and protect the living environment.

On October 9, in Hanoi , the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference to announce the decision to approve the National Forestry Planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

View of the conference on October 9 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

According to Decision No. 895/QD-TTg dated August 24, 2024 of the Prime Minister , the national forestry planning will focus on sustainable development of the forestry sector, including goals of protecting and developing forest resources and forestry land. The planning objects include forestry land (forested land and non-forested land planned for forest development) and forestry infrastructure works such as nursery systems, forest protection stations and forest product transportation routes.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan speaks

Speaking at the conference, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan emphasized the importance of planning in promoting the potential of forests to contribute to socio-economic development, environmental protection and climate change response.

Mr. Tran Quang Bao, Director of the Department of Forestry, said that the National Forestry Planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, is an important step forward, contributing to the implementation of the Law on Planning and the Law on Forestry.

The forest in Cat Thinh commune (Van Chan district, Yen Bai province) is still quite pristine, a shield protecting people and preventing flash floods.

The specific objectives of the plan include maintaining a forest cover rate of 42% to 43% nationwide, improving the quality of natural forests, and achieving a growth rate of forestry production value of 5% to 5.5% per year. The plan also aims to increase income from production forests by 1.5 times by 2025 and double by 2030 compared to 2020; the export value of wooden furniture and forest products is expected to reach 20 billion USD by 2025 and 25 billion USD by 2030.

According to Mr. Tran Quang Bao, the planning also identifies the target of forest environmental service revenue increasing by an average of 5% per year, reaching about 4,000 billion VND/year in the period 2026-2030. Key solutions include transferring high technology in forestry production, developing sustainable forest management plans, and supporting livelihood development for communities in buffer zones of special-use forests.

The total capital to implement the planning until 2030 is estimated at about 217,305 billion VND, including money from the state budget and other legal capital sources.

PHUC VAN

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