Kien Giang (VNA) - The southern province of Kien Giang has basically finalised a plan on sustainable protection and management of forests in Phu Quoc National Park by 2030 and another to promote eco-tourism in local forests.
At present, Phu Quoc National Park is managing 37,000 hectares of forests, including over 29,00 hectares of special-use forests, and nearly 8,000 hectares of protection ones.
This is one of the national parks in the southern region whose primeval forests are still kept intact.
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In 2022, Phu Quoc National Park will continue focusing on forest protection, support tree planting with a goal of planting additional 20,000 scattered trees, and taking proactive measures to prevent forest fires.
According to the provincial Forest Protection Sub-Department, about 16,000 hectares of local forests are at risks of fires during the 2022 dry season. The province has allocated 4 billion VND (176,000 USD) to Phu Quoc National Park for forest fire prevention and fighting.
The southern province will also maintain efforts to detect and handle forestry-related violations.
Last year, over 150 violation cases involved in deforestation, forest encroachment, animal protection, illegal transportation of forest products, and illegal forest exploitation were uncovered and handled./.