Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has just issued a plan to implement the project "Planting one billion new trees in the period of 2021 - 2025" according to Decision No. 524/QD-TTg dated April 1st 2021 of the Prime Minister in the province.
Planting more than 12 million trees in the period of 2021 – 2025. Illustrative photo. Photo: Le Xua.
According to the Project "Planting one billion new trees in the period of 2021 - 2025" in Decision No. 524/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister, in the period of 2021 - 2025, the whole Khanh Hoa province has planted 12.087 million trees, in which: Planting 8.5 million scattered trees and 3.587 million concentrated forest trees (equivalent to 1,600 hectares). However, based on the results of reviewing the local land fund, Khanh Hoa province determined that in the period of 2021 - 2025, 12.111 million trees will be planted suitable with ecological conditions, planning and existing land fund of each locality, in which: Planting 4.953 million scattered trees in urban areas, concentrated residential areas, giving priority to planting native trees, woody species, banyan trees... and 7.158 million concentrated forest trees (equivalent to 3,631 hectares, including: Protection forest is 1,840 hectares, production forest is 1,791 hectares, priority is given to watershed protection forest, important protection forest and coastal protection forest.
To accomplish the above goal, the plan has proposed the following 5 solutions: Propaganda, educating, raise capacity, awareness and responsibility at all levels, sectors, forest owners and the whole society in the protection and development of forests, plant green trees; review the land fund, arrange the area of land for planting protection forests and planting new production forests in accordance with the planning to ensure conditions for tree planting and afforestation; select quality seedlings with species and plant standards suitable to the actual conditions of the locality and unit; application of science, technology and engineering; increase the mobilization of all social resources, diversify the capital sources for the planting and protection of trees.
The Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with other departments, branches and localities in effectively organizing the implementation of the plan. Regularly inspect, supervise and urge the implementation, give the advisors to the Provincial People's Committee to commend and reward collectives and individuals with achievements in the implementation of the plan, annually or irregularly (on request) report the status of implementation results to the Provincial People's Committee for monitoring and direction.
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