Thanh Hoa home to over 17,000 ha of FSC-certified forests
The north central province of Thanh Hoa had 17,422 hectares of forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for sustainable management by the end of April.
Thanh Hoa (VNA)✨ - The north central province of Thanh Hoa had 17,422hectares of forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forsustainable management by the end of April.
Its forestry coverage includes 2,370 hectares of “luong” bamboo in Quan Hoa district and 3,045 hectares of “vau” bamboo in Quang Son district, with the remainder being production forest, mostly acacia, and natural forest in Thach Thanh and Lang Chanhdistricts.
🍸 The international FSC certification allows forest managers and producersto ensure sustainable forestry development.
Aware of the importance of FSC certification in managing and protectingforests while enhancing forestry products in international markets, theprovincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has instructedrelevant bodies and forest owners to make plans for sustainable management underFSC certification. Experts have been invited to consult forest owners and training courses havealso been conducted on planting, caring for, and exploiting forests to ensureefficiency in forest production while protecting the environment by avoiding theuse of pesticides, in accordance with FSC regulations. Wood processing enterprises have committed to pay a higher price forwood from FSC-certified forests so they will be able to process products forexport to the EU. Thanh Hoa plans to conduct study tours to the central provinces of ThuaThien-Hue and Quang Nam to learn their experience in sustainable forestmanagement. It will also hold a workshop to evaluate the potential of FSC certificationbeing granted to local forests while sharing the experience of forest owners inother provinces in sustainable forest management and securing FSC certification. More incentives will be offered to encourage forest owners to secure FSCcertification, thus increasing FSC-certified forestry coverage in the province. According to Do Van Ky from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Thanh Hoa has the largest “luong”bamboo area in the country, with over 71,053 hectares, accounting for 55.1percent of its forestry coverage./.
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