Illustrative photo. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s forest coverage reached
42.01 percent in 2021, up 0.11 percent from a year earlier, according to the
Forest Protection Department.
The department also reported a 12-percent decline in the
number of violations of the Law on Forestry this year while the area of forest
lost due to fires, deforestation, and natural disasters plunged 33 percent year
on year.
The country has seen positive progress in forest protection,
wildfire prevention and fighting compared to the previous year, it said.
In 2022, the department plans to focus on developing legal
documents and strengthening management in forest protection, forest fire
prevention and fighting. It will also closely monitor the conversion of forest
land for other purposes locally, get tougher on violations and enhance
international cooperation in forest protection and development./.
VNA
