(HBO) – As part of efforts to implement afforestation plan for 2021, in July, Hoa Binh planted about 206,000 scattered trees and 740 hectares of forest, raising the total area of newly-planted forest to over 5,000 hectares.
Binh Thanh plant nursery under the
provincial Centre for Plant, Animal, Aquatic Varieties grows sapling of various
types of trees, contributing to implementing the province’s afforestation plan.
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked
localities to increase inspection and supervision over organisations and
individuals engaging in the production and trading of seedlings, thus improving
the management of forestry plant varieties in line with regulations.
As of the end of July, Hoa Binh produced about 16.66 million young trees
serving the local forest planting plan.
Meanwhile, in July, districts and Hoa Binh city exploited nearly 71,770 cu.m of
timber from nearly 787 hectares of planted forest, along with 1,880 cu.m from
scattered trees.
The province also harvested 20.622 stere of firewood, 294,400 bamboo trees, 342
tonnes of bamboo shoots, 65 tonnes of herbal plants, and 400kg of forest bee
honey. In the month, total revenues from forestry in the province was estimated
at nearly 103 billion VND (4.52 million USD)./.
Currently, Luong Son district counts 905 business establishments operating in industry and handicraft, helping generate jobs and stable incomes for local labourers.
Hoa Binh scored the highest points in two out of the eight indicators of the Public Administrative Reform (PAR) Index ranking in 2023 that the Ministry of Home Affairs announced on April 17.
A working delegation from Hoa Binh province led by Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Khanh is attending a programme to popularise Vietnamese products in the US and Canada on April 20-28.
Anyone found to be encroaching upon the forest, even if it is just one bamboo shoot, will face penalties. This commitment has been unanimously added into the covenant of Bua Cau hamlet, Hung Son commune in Kim Boi district, to protect the forest.
The Hoa Binh Power Corporation (PC Hoa Binh) has applied synchronous measures to gear up for the coming summer season when power consumption demand surge may cause a risk of power supply disruption.
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