Hue plants mangrove trees in response to climate change
A project to plant mangrove trees was launched at a seminar jointly organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Nokia and the provincial Forestry Science-Technology Association in Hue city on November 27.
The aim is to will alleviate climate change and preserve coastal biodiversity in central Thua Thien – Hue province.
The WWF-funded project will run until July 2014, and develop local skills in planting, caring and managing mangrove forest. It will see the planting of an additional 23,000 mangrove trees to increase forest acreage, the safeguarding of anti-salinity dams and the creation of environmentally-friendly aquafarming lakes.
Huong Phong mangrove forest in Huong Tra district will be expanded to serve as a windbreak, minimise flooding, recover aquatic stocks and reduce environmental pollution.
Over 400 households will benefit from sustainable aquatic farming and reduced flood risks.
Huong Phong primeval mangrove forest at Tam Giang lagoon is home to a range of life including shrimp, fish, crab, heron and storks.