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Phu Yen develops protection forest along coastline

The southern central coastal province of Phu Yen has set to conserve and develop its coastal protection forests in order to cope with climate change and rising sea water as well as to preserve biological diversity.
The southern central coastal province of Phu Yen has set to conserve anddevelop its coastal protection forests in order to cope with climatechange and rising sea water as well as to preserve biological diversity.

Under the plan, the provincial People’sCommittee has approved a project with total investment capital of51.33 billion VND (2.4 million USD) in the Dong Hoa and Tuy An districtsand Song Cau town through 2020.

Accordingly, 330 hectares ofprotection forests will be developed along the province’s coastline andanother 235 hectares of existing forests are set to be recovered through2016.

About 20 hectares of mangrove forest will also be planted in Xuan Dai gulf and Cu Mong lagoon (Song Cau town).

Theprovince will support contracted forest farmersto protect over 80hectares of coastal protection forest areas in An Ninh Dong commune (TuyAn district).

The project also includes the construction of a6.5 kilometres fire line to stop fires and the construct and repair of3,000 square meters of nurseries and forest management stations.

Forest coverage in Phu Yen has been encroached upon by up to54.3 hectares due to local deforestation for shrimp farming. Localauthorities are attempting to mobilise all possible resources to recoverdestroyed areas.-VNA
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