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Submitted by unname1 on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 18:35
Vietnam’s forestry sector has gained significant achievements thanks to timely direction of the government, coordinated efforts of agencies, as well as technical and financial assistance of foreign donors.

Ha Cong Tuan, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Forest Administration Office under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), made this statement at an annual meeting of MARD’s Forestry Sector Support Partnership (FSSP) in Hanoi on March 2.

Tuan noted that in 2011, the sector’s production value increased by 5.7 percent (1.5 percent above the target) while its export earnings hit US$4.1 billion and national forest coverage reached 40.2 percent.

Tuan said 2012 is an important year for the sector when it has concluded a project to plant five million hectares of forest and started the 2011-2020 Forest Protection and Development Plan.

This year, Vietnam will try to increase forest coverage to 40.8 percent and forestry exports by 12 percent, and minimize illegal deforestation and damage caused by forest fires, he said.

FSSP co-chairman Juergen Hess, who is also coordinator of the natural resources management programme of the German International Cooperation Agency, said FSSP will continue supporting the forest sector in implementing its key tasks.

He expressed his belief that the sector will be able to fulfil its target with the coordinated efforts of all stakeholders, including government agencies, research organizations, civil society organizations, private businesses, local communities, Vietnam’s international partners, and non-governmental organizations.

Participants in the meeting reviewed the sector’s operation in 2011 and the project to plant five million hectares of forest, and discussed ways to implement the 2011-2020 Forest Protection and Development Plan, which has been approved by the Prime Minister.

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