Project aims at increasing forest coverage in Lang Sen Wetland Reserve
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Lang Sen Wetland Reserve in the Mekong Delta province of Long An held a workshop on December 22 to introduce a project on special-use forest plantation in the reserve.
Long An (VNA) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) and Lang Sen Wetland Reserve in the Mekong Delta province of Long Anheld a workshop on December 22 to introduce a project on special-use forestplantation in the reserve.
The project, sponsored by PAN Group JSC and CPVietnam Livestock JSC, is implemented from December 2022 to December 2024,aiming to plant 340,000 trees on an area of 17 hectares in the reserve.
The purpose is to increase the coverage of the Melaleucaforest, create habitats for water birds, improve the habitats of aquaticspecies, and support the plan to plant special-use and border protection forestsin Long An province in the 2021-2025 period.
Located in Tan Hung district, the reserve spreads over 5,000hectares. It is the best sample of natural riverine forests in Dong Thap MuoiWetlands, the Mekong Delta with cajuput forests, rice fields, grassland, treesand riverine swamps.
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Lang Sen Wetland Reserve (Photo: VNA) 
