Social Affairs
Raising public's awareness of forest protection and development
This request was made by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said at a conference reviewing the five-year plan on forest protection and development held in Hanoi on December 9.
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Hoang Trung Hai said that the sector has gained outstanding results in the 2011-2015 period, nearly doubling the production value in 2006-2010 at 3.1 percent, reaching an annual average growth of 5.95 percent.
According to the Deputy PM, the export of furniture and forest products has also witnessed a surge of approximate 150 percent over the past five years, estimated at nearly 7 billion USD in 2015.
The forest coverage rose from 39.7 percent in 2011 to 40.43 percent in 2014 and is expected to reach 40.73 percent this year, contributing to socio-economic development, environment protection, climate change response and natural calamity mitigation.
Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai stated that in the 2016 - 2020 period, while targets on forest planting have not been met, remarkable changes are seen in social awareness about forest protection.
The Deputy PM called on enterprises to involve in the development of the sector.
In the next five years, the sector targets to improve productivity and the value of forest-plantation areas for a 7 percent growth annually in production value and 9.5 billion USD of export earnings by 2020.
In order to protect and develop forests from 2016-2020, the sector aims to increase forest coverage to 42% in 2020.
It is expected to create permanent jobs for 4,5-5 million people, increase their income by 20% compared to 2015, contributing to hunger eradication, poverty alleviation and livelihood improvement, associated with the program of new rural construction and ensure national security.
According to the Deputy PM, the export of furniture and forest products has also witnessed a surge of approximate 150 percent over the past five years, estimated at nearly 7 billion USD in 2015.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai makes a speech at the conference.
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Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai stated that in the 2016 - 2020 period, while targets on forest planting have not been met, remarkable changes are seen in social awareness about forest protection.
The Deputy PM called on enterprises to involve in the development of the sector.
In the next five years, the sector targets to improve productivity and the value of forest-plantation areas for a 7 percent growth annually in production value and 9.5 billion USD of export earnings by 2020.
In order to protect and develop forests from 2016-2020, the sector aims to increase forest coverage to 42% in 2020.
It is expected to create permanent jobs for 4,5-5 million people, increase their income by 20% compared to 2015, contributing to hunger eradication, poverty alleviation and livelihood improvement, associated with the program of new rural construction and ensure national security.
