With a large natural forest area and wide forest coverage, Hoa Binh province boasts considerable potential and advantages for developing forest-based economic activities. This is also an appropriate direction for building a sustainable and environmentally-friendly economy.
Lac Thuy district currently accommodates many "keo
lai” (Acacia hybrid) processing workshops which have helped raise the economic
value of planted forests. (Photo taken in An Binh commune).
Forest rangers of Hoa Binh province
and Cao Phong district on patrol in Thach Yen commune.
With the province’s forest coverage of more than
51%, forest not only serves as a "lung” but also plays a significant role in
protecting the environment, guaranteeing water and energy security, preventing
and controlling floods, and ensuring safety for the Red River Delta, including
Hanoi capital. It creates challenges as well as major advantages for the local
economy, culture, and society to develop fast and sustainably.
Over the past years, all-level Party committees
and administrations have identified protecting and sustainably developing
forest as one of the strategic tasks. To do that, Hoa Binh has worked to
fruitfully carry out the Government’s support policies.
The province has properly made payments for
forest environmental services, thus substantially contributing to
socio-economic development. Thanks to the payments, the persons in charge of
forest protection and development gain another source of income while forest
owners and managing units have more funding for forest and infrastructure
development.
At present, 116,037ha of local forest are
entitled to payments for forest environmental services which were valued at
over 21.5 billion VND (845,900 USD) in 2023.
In particular, to help improve the productivity
and quality of production forest, Hoa Binh is implementing a project on forest
protection and development at a total cost of 127.6 billion VND.
Nguyen Huu Tai, head of the province’s forest
protection division, said thanks to the effective implementation of support
mechanisms and policies, Hoa Binh has basically managed to maintain the natural
forest area and expand the cultivated one.
The area zoned for forestry now spans about
294,183ha, 236,919ha of which are under forest (comprising 141,614 ha of
natural forest and 95,305ha of planted forest).
Covering 51.61% of Hoa Binh’s area, forest is
present in 149 communes, wards, and townships of 10 district-level localities.
The protected area has contributed to effective forest-based economic growth.
Tai said there are about 16,000ha of planted
forest granted the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certificates.
In Resolution No. 27-NQ/TU, dated July 30, 2020,
of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, Hoa Binh targets 50% and
over 80% of the cultivated production forest area granted the FSC certificates
by 2025 and 2030, respectively.
To that end, it is boosting the dissemination of
the State’s regulations on building and implementing sustainable forest
management plans, making assessment of and maintaining the eligibility for the
FSC certificates, and encouraging businesses holding economic and technical
strengths to coordinate with forest owners to apply for the certificates, he
added.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee has agreed in principle on a proposal by the Standing Board of the Party Committee of Hoa Binh city to gather feedback on the city’s 1:2000 zoning plan, which forms part of its broader urban development strategy.
Hoa Binh province has made notable progress in public administration reform and digital government development, with the satisfaction index among citizens and businesses reaching over 84%, according to recent government evaluations.
Thanks to great efforts by local authorities in recent times, the governance and public administration performance of Mai Chau district has been significantly improved.
In the afternoon of June 6, the Party Committee, the People's Council, the People's Committee and the Fatherland Front of Lac Son district solemnly held a meeting to celebrate the 139th anniversary of the district's founding (1886–2025) and the 79th anniversary of the establishment of the district's Party Committee (1946–2025). There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Van Thang, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Quach Tat Liem, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Ms. Dang Bich Ngoc, the Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of the province; as well as the former leaders of the province and district through various periods, who are the natives of the district.
Implementing the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science – technology, innovation, and digital transformation is a golden opportunity for the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh to renew growth model, improve competitive edge and shorten digital gap.
Resolution 57-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on December 22, 2024, identifies sci-tech, innovation, and digital transformation as strategic breakthroughs to build a developed and prosperous nation. In Hoa Binh province, this spirit is not just a slogan, it’s being put into action through concrete initiatives that form a "new development triangle”: digital citizenship, digital economy, and digital administration.
