The golf course project may affect 50-year-old pine forests, experts said (Photo: VNA)Gia Lai (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) assess the environmental impactof the Dak Doa golf course project in the Central Highlands province of GiaLai.
According to a document imparting theGovernment leader’s instructions, the media has recently quoted many experts assaying that construction would change the land use of hundreds of hectares offorests, including 156 ha of 50-year-old pine forests, thus destroyingvegetation and affecting the locality’s ecological balance.
The PM asked the MARD to study and evaluate the environmental impact and reportback to him.
Earlier, the Vietnam Administration of Forestryat the MARD required that Gia Lai province reconsider its proposal to use 174 haof forest land for the golf course.
In its document sent to the province, theadministration said that climate change has caused extreme weather phenomenaand disasters.
Even though there is no official conclusion asyet, National Assembly deputies and experts have questioned if a decline inforest areas is a contributing factor.
The Dak Doa golf course project is part of a high-endeco-tourism resort and entertainment complex of the FLC Group. It is to cover197.3 ha and the land will be leased for 50 years. Total investment is over 1.3trillion VND (56 million USD)./.
According to a document imparting theGovernment leader’s instructions, the media has recently quoted many experts assaying that construction would change the land use of hundreds of hectares offorests, including 156 ha of 50-year-old pine forests, thus destroyingvegetation and affecting the locality’s ecological balance.
The PM asked the MARD to study and evaluate the environmental impact and reportback to him.
Earlier, the Vietnam Administration of Forestryat the MARD required that Gia Lai province reconsider its proposal to use 174 haof forest land for the golf course.
In its document sent to the province, theadministration said that climate change has caused extreme weather phenomenaand disasters.
Even though there is no official conclusion asyet, National Assembly deputies and experts have questioned if a decline inforest areas is a contributing factor.
The Dak Doa golf course project is part of a high-endeco-tourism resort and entertainment complex of the FLC Group. It is to cover197.3 ha and the land will be leased for 50 years. Total investment is over 1.3trillion VND (56 million USD)./.
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