Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Localities acrossthe country are preparing seedlings in service of dispersal tree planting andconcentrated afforestation, according to Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment.
In the first two months of this year,about 4,860 hectares were greened in the north, up 102.2 percent against thesame period last year.
Meanwhile, southern provinces have been growingsaplings for the planting of dispersal trees but have yet to begin afforesting.
In the reviewed months, about 10.7million dispersal trees were planted nationwide, increasing 0.9 percent againstthe same period last year.
During the time, forest fires damaged 70hectares, mostly in the north, down 71.8 percent compared to last year’speriod. The fires were mainly caused by dry weather and people’s recklessness.
Drought is forecast to take place innumerous localities, which is likely to trigger forest fires, especially innorthwestern, central, southern and central highlands regions.
The country lost 47 hectares due todeforestation, a decline of 41.3 percent compared to the same period last year.That activity occurred mostly in the central highlands localities such as LamDong and Dak Nong.-VNA
