Afforestation in Thua Thien - Hue (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The central province of ThuaThien – Hue targets to plant 13,000 hectares of forests, of which 40 percent meetsthe global environmentally-friendly standard, by 2020.
To realise the targets, the province has set up the ForestOwners Sustainable Development Association (FOSDA) to help protect the legitimaterights and benefits of small forest household owners in sustainableforestry-related activities.
The association encourages forests owners to involve insustainable management of forests in line with the global forest certificationof the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
Besides, Thua Thien – Hue offers a number of incentives fororganisations and individuals to apply advanced technology in forestryproduction to increase the productivity and quality.
Since 2016, with financial and technical assistance under aproject funded by the World Wide Fundfor Nature (WWF), groups of families and firms who join the FSC certificateshave passed the first assessment conducted by the German GFA Consulting Group. Ofwhich, 14 household groups of 241 members received the FSC certificate for 951 hectaresof forests.
The TienPhong Forestry Company has over 3,096 hectares of forests certified with the FSCcertificate.
Models of forests with big trees have been developed on 55hectares in the province, with the participation of 34 households in themountainous communes of Hong Ha, Huong Nguyen in A Luoi district; Hong Tien,Binh Thanh, Binh Dien, and Huong Ho in Huong Tra town, using funding from thenational forestry promotion programme.
Two training courses were held for 50 local managers and membersof the FSC-joined groups in the districts and towns of Huong Tra, Huong Thuy,Phong Dien and Phu Loc.-VNA
To realise the targets, the province has set up the ForestOwners Sustainable Development Association (FOSDA) to help protect the legitimaterights and benefits of small forest household owners in sustainableforestry-related activities.
The association encourages forests owners to involve insustainable management of forests in line with the global forest certificationof the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
Besides, Thua Thien – Hue offers a number of incentives fororganisations and individuals to apply advanced technology in forestryproduction to increase the productivity and quality.
Since 2016, with financial and technical assistance under aproject funded by the World Wide Fundfor Nature (WWF), groups of families and firms who join the FSC certificateshave passed the first assessment conducted by the German GFA Consulting Group. Ofwhich, 14 household groups of 241 members received the FSC certificate for 951 hectaresof forests.
The TienPhong Forestry Company has over 3,096 hectares of forests certified with the FSCcertificate.
Models of forests with big trees have been developed on 55hectares in the province, with the participation of 34 households in themountainous communes of Hong Ha, Huong Nguyen in A Luoi district; Hong Tien,Binh Thanh, Binh Dien, and Huong Ho in Huong Tra town, using funding from thenational forestry promotion programme.
Two training courses were held for 50 local managers and membersof the FSC-joined groups in the districts and towns of Huong Tra, Huong Thuy,Phong Dien and Phu Loc.-VNA
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