In order to increase resilience to the impacts of climate change, Hue City has just issued a plan to reforest with a total area of more than 70 hectares in the period 2025-2031...
According to the plan, from 2025 to 2031, Hue City plans to implement reforestation on a total area of about 70 hectares. Of which, there are 5 hectares of protective forest and 65 hectares of production forest. The specific allocation will be implemented at three locations in Chan May - Lang Co, Nam Dong and A Luoi communes.
In Chan May - Lang Co commune, the forest planting area is arranged in plots 4 and 6, sub-area 248, which are in the production forest planning. In Nam Dong commune, the forest is planted in plots 14, sub-area 378 and plots 10, sub-area 379, which are also in the production forest planning. In A Luoi commune alone, the forest planting area will be in plots 6, 7, sub-area 337 and plots 5, 8, sub-area 338, which are in the protection forest and production forest planning.
Hue City People's Committee assigned the investor units to coordinate in selecting the consulting unit according to regulations. The consulting unit is responsible for surveying and investigating the current situation on the field to determine specific technical measures, from which to establish the design and estimate for forest planting.
Hue City expects to maintain stable forest cover while effectively using converted land areas, meeting green development goals in the context of increasingly complex climate change.
Notably, the plan requires that the natural conditions of each ecological sub-region and the characteristics of the selected tree species be used to arrange appropriate forest planting seasons. The two main forest planting seasons will take place in the Autumn-Winter and Winter-Spring seasons.
Regarding the selection of tree species, the city has a clear orientation for two types of forests: protection and production. For protection forests, the selected tree species must be suitable for the site conditions, with priority given to native trees, especially green lim trees or imported species that have been planted for many years and have the ability to grow well in the local ecosystem. The selected trees must have dense, evergreen foliage, a strong root system and a long life span, in order to increase the effectiveness of covering and protecting the soil.
For production forests, the plan emphasizes the selection of tree species suitable for timber business purposes and soil conditions at the planting site. Among them, green lim continues to be prioritized for placement on suitable sites, both to increase long-term economic value and to support the preservation of precious wood species.
Erythrophleum fordii (scientific name: Erythrophleum fordii) is a large tree species belonging to the Vang family. The tree is evergreen all year round, has a straight trunk, and can be over 30 meters high. This is one of the sub-endemic tree species of Vietnam, growing mainly in the provinces of the Northeast, North Central and scattered in some localities of the South Central. In addition, Erythrophleum fordii is also found in some areas in southern China.
The value of green lim is not only in the economic aspect because the wood belongs to the precious group, but also has an important ecological role in protecting upstream forests and improving soil quality. Therefore, prioritizing the planting of green lim in both types of forests shows the combination of sustainable development and biological conservation of Hue city in the long term.
Currently, the survey and budgeting steps are being promoted by relevant units, to ensure that the reforestation work is carried out on schedule, in accordance with each specific terrain. Thereby, Hue City expects to maintain stable forest cover, while effectively using the converted land area, meeting green development goals in the context of increasingly complex climate change.