Halt proposed to projects linked to forest land use change in Phu Yen
The Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNForest) has proposed a halt to two projects developing commercial activities in natural forest and forestry land in the central province of Phu Yen.
Part of a protection forest was cut down to carry out a beef cattle farming project in Phu Yen (Photo: VNA)
Phu Yen (VNA) – The Vietnam Administration ofForestry (VNForest) has proposed a halt to two projects developing commercialactivities in natural forest and forestry land in the central province of PhuYen.
In its inspection conclusion issued on July 14,VNForest suggested its umbrella Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentask the Phu Yen provincial People’s Committee to stop the beef cattle farmingproject in the sub-areas 310 and 311 in Song Hinh commune of Song Hinh districtand list the two sub-areas in the local protection forests planning.
Phase I of the beef cattle farming project ofthe Thao Nguyen Phu Yen Breed Joint Stock Company was set to cover nearly 393hectares. The land area, as the VNForest inspectorate said, is completelylocated in the sub-areas 310 and 311, which are next to and stretch over 20kmalong the main dam of the Song Hinh hydropower reservoir.
These areas are natural forests, land contiguousto the protection forest in the Hinh River basin, and the alternative forest ofthe Ba Ha River hydropower project. Therefore, they are very important to theprotection of the Hinh River hydropower reservoir.
However, the Phu Yen provincial People’sCommittee did not assess the project’s effects as regulated in the PrimeMinister’s Directive 1685/CT-TTg, dated September 27, 2011. Its action was alsonot in line with Directive 13-CT/TW, dated January 12, 2017, of the PartyCentral Committee’s Secretariat on enhancing the Party leadership over forestmanagement, protection and development.
VNForest also requested the New City Vietnam Co.Ltd, the investor of a high-end tourism site in An Phu commune of Tuy Hoa city,to suspend all activities negatively impacting coastal forest.
The administration asked Phu Yen’s Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development to direct its forest protectionsub-department and subordinate units to promptly verify the company’sexploitation of about 2.7 hectares of protection forest without permission ofan authorised State agency.
VNForest also asked the agriculture ministry toorder the Phu Yen People’s Committee to clarify the responsibility and strictlyhandled collectives and individuals causing violations.-VNA
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Part of a protection forest was cut down to carry out a beef cattle farming project in Phu Yen (Photo: VNA) 
