Dak Nong: Pine forests along Highway 28 being wiped out
Large areas of pine forest along the Highway 28 in Quang Son commune of Dak G’Long district in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong have been destroyed due to land encroachment.
Many pine trees were cut down along the road (Photo: VNA)
Remnants of a destroyed pine forest (Photo: VNA)
The pine forests, which are almost 50 years old, are gradually wiped out (Photo: VNA)
(Photo: VNA)
The pine forest is under threat of destruction (Photo: VNA)
Nearly half of a pine hill with an area of over 10,000 square meters have been wiped out (Photo: VNA)
Forests in the Central Highlands region are shrinking rapidly, losing nearly 130,000 hectares during the 2007-12 period due to shortcomings in management and protection.
Solutions on removing difficulties for the Central Highland province of Kon Tum in managing and protecting forests were the main theme at a working session between the Steering Committee for Central Highland Region and local officials on August 4.
Central Highlands provinces need to accelerate measures to protect and develop regional forests which are currently suffering from significant deforestation.