Upgrade the "quality"
The Provincial People's Committee directed localities and specialized agencies to step up propaganda work, guide forest owners to develop sustainable forest management plans; coordinate to conduct surveys, collect information, develop plans and propagate to forest owners participating in the issuance of sustainable forest management certificates. Thanks to that, forests are better protected and the value of the forestry sector is enhanced.
With a total area of nearly 24,500 hectares of FSC-certified forest, Yen Son district is the locality with the largest FSC forest area in Tuyen Quang province. Mr. Le Quang Toan, Vice Chairman of Yen Son District People's Committee, said that the area of FSC-certified forest is also one of the favorable conditions for the locality to develop large-scale timber plantation. Currently, each hectare of forest planted according to FSC standards brings in 5-10% higher income than conventional forest planting and the health of forest planters is also ensured because they do not have to use chemical pesticides. Along with promoting sustainable forest planting, the district has stepped up propaganda and mobilization work for people to plant large-scale timber forests to take advantage of and increase the economic value of forests.
Comrade Nguyen The Giang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee inspected FSC forest development in Tan An commune (Chiem Hoa).
Forestry companies and forest owners have developed and implemented sustainable forest management plans according to strict standards and regulations on forest management and protection, from developing plans and planning for forest planting to building transportation routes, logging methods, road opening, road maintenance, training human resources for sustainable forest development... Currently, the forest area that has been granted sustainable forest certification ranks first in the country, reaching 83,231 hectares. Accordingly, certified products are managed uniformly through the FSC chain-based data system and are identified by specific logos and trademarks.
The province has 3 products including: Paper of An Hoa Paper Joint Stock Company, industrial boards and wooden products from planted forests of Woodsland Tuyen Quang Joint Stock Company recognized as achieving the Vietnam National Brand. Forestry products include: Household wooden furniture, base paper, printing paper, writing paper, photocopy paper, wooden chopsticks, paper packaging, acacia wood flooring, plywood, and pellets that are directly exported to many countries. The industrial production value of the forest products processing industry in 2024 is estimated at 4,791 billion VND. The export value of forest products in 2024 is 47.7 million USD.
Double benefit
Mr. Le Quoc Khanh, Director of Woodsland Tuyen Quang Joint Stock Company, affirmed: The company's wood products exported to the European market must be transparent in terms of the origin of raw materials and importantly, the raw wood must have FSC forest certification. Therefore, the source of raw materials from the province's planted forests with FSC certification has created conditions for businesses to have good input, improving the quality of goods for export.
FSC forests help increase the value of products by 5 - 10% compared to similar products. Along with that, planting forests according to FSC standards also brings practical benefits in terms of environmental value, increasing forest cover, enhancing forestry production value, strengthening sustainable forest management and development; creating positive spillover effects, widespread effects to work towards a goal of sustainable forestry development. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thap, Director of Tuyen Binh Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. said: The unit has 1,419 ha/1,708 ha of forest with FSC certification. The unit is developing large timber forests that have been exploited for 10 years or more. On average, each hectare of FSC large timber forest will increase from 10% to 15% in economic value.
The province is submitting to the Prime Minister for consideration and approval of the Project "Building Tuyen Quang into a High-Tech Forestry Zone and a Wood Production and Processing Center". Mr. Tran Lam Dong , Deputy Director of the Vietnam Forestry Institute, affirmed that Tuyen Quang has the highest forest coverage, the highest exploitation output in the country and has attracted some of the largest wood processing enterprises in the country. This is a condition for developing high-tech forestry and becoming a wood processing center of the country. In addition to the existing conditions, improving the productivity and quality of planted forest wood will be a condition for increasing output and income for forest owners. Mr. Nguyen Ba Ngai, Vice President of the Vietnam Forest Owners Association, said: In order to increase output as well as quality and output of wood, forest owners need to change their perception of afforestation, from the stage of selecting varieties, care processes, tree growth, etc.
In this regard, forest owners who are enterprises and cooperatives must take the lead so that forest owners who are households can follow suit. In addition, Tuyen Quang province must also have a specific mechanism for forest owners so that the development of large timber areas associated with FSC forest certification, building a "brand" of newly planted forest wood can be successful. This is a necessary condition for Tuyen Quang to become a wood processing center.
With the potential of forestry economy and solutions of the province, enterprises, and forest owners on sustainable forest development (FSC), the quality of planted forest wood in the province is increasingly improved, increasing competitiveness in the international market.
Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/tang-suc-canh-tranh-tu-rung-fsc-212891.html
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