Over 9 billion VND to support forest protection and contracting

Implementing sub-project 1 of project 3 on: Developing sustainable agricultural and forestry economy associated with forest protection and increasing income for people under Program 1719; to encourage people and communities living in communes in region II, region III of ethnic minority and mountainous areas to participate in forest protection and development, Thanh Son district was supported with over 9 billion VND for households participating in forest protection.

Yen Luong commune community forest protection team regularly patrols and warns of forest fire prevention and control.

Thanh Son district currently has over 7,000 hectares of natural forest contracted to 265 households and 18 forest protection groups receiving support located in 9 communes: Dong Cuu, Kha Cuu, Thuong Cuu, Tan Minh, Tan Lap, Thang Son, Yen Luong, Yen Lang, Yen Son. In 2024, Thanh Son district will pay 9 billion 130 million VND (100% from the local budget) to households receiving contracts to protect forests. Up to now, the district has paid over 4 billion 350 million VND, reaching 75% of the capital disbursement plan. The disbursement is to pay support for contracted labor and forest protection through the accounts of forest owners opened at the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development ( AgriBank ) of Thanh Son district.

The implementation of forest protection, care and regeneration has limited the problem of illegal deforestation, contributed to maintaining the stability of the contracted forest area; improved the lives of contracted households, created incentives to encourage households to actively participate in forest protection work, and at the same time saved investment budget for forest protection work at the grassroots level. Through the implementation of forest protection contracts, the situation of people farming and illegally exploiting forest products on protective forest land has significantly decreased. In addition, from the contracted forest areas, people have combined with economic development by raising livestock, poultry, aquaculture and planting some short-term medicinal plants under the forest canopy without affecting the forest, bringing in a fairly high income for the family.

Thuy Hang

Source: https://baophutho.vn/thanh-son-tren-9-ty-dong-ho-tro-khoan-bao-ve-rung-219729.htm