The management of forests should be reformed and transferred from theState to households and communities living around the forests, to helprealise the restructuring of the forestry sector, agreed speakers at asymposium held in Hanoi on April 16.
The forestryrestructuring scheme targets that the State agencies manage 50 percentof forests nationwide instead of the current 60 percent.
The policy of allocating forests to households living in the areas hasbeen launched for over a decade and some studies on its efficiencyshowed the work generated input for the wood industry while improvingthe livelihoods of local residents and protecting the eco-system,participants heard.
Some speakers argued that theState’s support pertaining to credit and training in the field havebenefited poor households, allowing them to reap practical economicprofit.
Nguyen Van Tien, head of the Department ofAgriculture and Rural Areas of the Party Central Committee’s EconomicCommission, said the allocation of forests will be more efficient whenthe management capacity of the beneficiaries, forest conditions,infrastructure and State investment policies are all studied carefully.
The symposium was co-organised by Tropenbos International Vietnam and Forest Trends.-VNA
The forestryrestructuring scheme targets that the State agencies manage 50 percentof forests nationwide instead of the current 60 percent.
The policy of allocating forests to households living in the areas hasbeen launched for over a decade and some studies on its efficiencyshowed the work generated input for the wood industry while improvingthe livelihoods of local residents and protecting the eco-system,participants heard.
Some speakers argued that theState’s support pertaining to credit and training in the field havebenefited poor households, allowing them to reap practical economicprofit.
Nguyen Van Tien, head of the Department ofAgriculture and Rural Areas of the Party Central Committee’s EconomicCommission, said the allocation of forests will be more efficient whenthe management capacity of the beneficiaries, forest conditions,infrastructure and State investment policies are all studied carefully.
The symposium was co-organised by Tropenbos International Vietnam and Forest Trends.-VNA
