More perennial trees in the central province of Quang Nam have been cutdown as loggers have increasingly used reservoirs near new power plantsas a means of transport in the area.
The Dak Mi 4and Song Bung 4 power plants began blocking streams in mid-January, andas a result the high levels of water in the reservoir have offeredloggers ways to enter the nearby jungle.
Accordingto a report in Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, many gioi trees (Magnolia)with a radius of 1metre have been cut down near Phuoc Hiep Commune.
The felled trees have caused other trees to die in the lower layers of the jungle.
Loggers have even set up sawing facilities in the area to sort forquality wood before moving the logs out of the forest. Fifty-five cubicmetres of perennial trees have been cut down.
TranLanh, deputy director of Phuoc Son Ranger Station, said the forestguards do not discover the illegal logging until the end of Januarybecause they do not have enough personnel. In addition, the station hasno motorboats to travel on the waterways.
In anotherarea near Song Bung 4, 113 cubic metres of Erythrophleum forddii treeshave been cut down, including several large trees.
Ria Trao, director of the Tay Giang Ranger Station, which manages thearea, said the roads leading in to the forested area belong to Nam Giangdistrict. Trao plans to meet with Nam Giang district authorities to tryto resolve the situation.
Nguyen Thanh Quang,director of Quang Nam province's Department of Agriculture andRural Development, said local authorities should ask the managementboards of these plants to ban the use of the reservoirs fortransportation use.
However, boats are the onlymeans of transport in the area because the high levels of the reservoirshave flooded several roads in the area, according to Doan Van Thong,deputy chairman of Phuoc Son district's People's Committee.
Lanh added that it is difficult to identify the reservoir managersbecause several parties are taking part in the management work of thereservoirs. /.
The Dak Mi 4and Song Bung 4 power plants began blocking streams in mid-January, andas a result the high levels of water in the reservoir have offeredloggers ways to enter the nearby jungle.
Accordingto a report in Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, many gioi trees (Magnolia)with a radius of 1metre have been cut down near Phuoc Hiep Commune.
The felled trees have caused other trees to die in the lower layers of the jungle.
Loggers have even set up sawing facilities in the area to sort forquality wood before moving the logs out of the forest. Fifty-five cubicmetres of perennial trees have been cut down.
TranLanh, deputy director of Phuoc Son Ranger Station, said the forestguards do not discover the illegal logging until the end of Januarybecause they do not have enough personnel. In addition, the station hasno motorboats to travel on the waterways.
In anotherarea near Song Bung 4, 113 cubic metres of Erythrophleum forddii treeshave been cut down, including several large trees.
Ria Trao, director of the Tay Giang Ranger Station, which manages thearea, said the roads leading in to the forested area belong to Nam Giangdistrict. Trao plans to meet with Nam Giang district authorities to tryto resolve the situation.
Nguyen Thanh Quang,director of Quang Nam province's Department of Agriculture andRural Development, said local authorities should ask the managementboards of these plants to ban the use of the reservoirs fortransportation use.
However, boats are the onlymeans of transport in the area because the high levels of the reservoirshave flooded several roads in the area, according to Doan Van Thong,deputy chairman of Phuoc Son district's People's Committee.
Lanh added that it is difficult to identify the reservoir managersbecause several parties are taking part in the management work of thereservoirs. /.
