Dong Nai contracted nearly 27,500 hectares of forest
Posted Date: 20/07/2022
According to the statistics of the Dong Nai Forest
Protection Department, the total area of forest and un-forested forest land
under contract in the province is nearly 27,500 hectares; There are more than 8,100
households, individuals and communities participating in the contract to cultivate
and plant the forests of production.
Map of
contracted forest for protection in Cat Tien National Park
According
to the assessment, most individuals and households contracted to cooperate with
the forest owner, properly perform the contract, contribute to improving the
rate of forest cover; improve their incomes. Contracting units regularly check
and supervise to ensure that they are used for the right purposes, without
building works, transferring land and illegally exploiting trees.
Currently,
the Dong Nai Forest Protection Department is finalizing the Forest Contracting
Plan according to Decree No. 168/2016/ND-CP dated on December 27, 2016 (by the
Government on contracting forests, orchards and water surface areas in the
management boards of special-use forests, protection forests and State-owned
agro-forestry one-member limited liability companies) in order to improve the
efficiency of the management, use and sustainable development of the contracted
area.
Phan Anh