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USAID launches environmental conservation projects in Vietnam

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is launching two new projects to facilitate Vietnam to contribute climate-positive actions to helping address the global climate crisis, according to a recent announcement from the US Embassy in Vietnam.
USAID launches environmental conservation projects in Vietnam ảnh 1The forest over the mountainous district of Pa Nang, Quang Tri province, central Vietnam, (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The US Agency for International Development(USAID) is launching two new projects to facilitate Vietnam to contributeclimate-positive actions to helping address the global climate crisis,according to a recent announcement from the US Embassy in Vietnam.

These new projects will help conserve more than 950,000ha of forested areaacross 12 provinces in the country.

“Healthier, fuller forests, coupled with strong biodiversity, are critical toreducing greenhouse gas emissions,” the statement reads.

The Sustainable Forest Management project, implemented by DAI Global, willreduce carbon emissions from deforestation, forest degradation, and poor timberplantation management in seven provinces.

The project is expected to strengthen Vietnamese law enforcement’s ability tocombat forest crimes such as illegal logging, improve the livelihoods of 60,000people in forest-dwelling communities, and strengthen the management of morethan 250,000ha of forest.

The Biodiversity Conservation project, implemented by the World WildlifeFund, will protect critical ecosystems to build resilience against the impactsof climate change, maintain and increase forest quality, and protect andstabilise wildlife populations.

The project is set to improve the ability of community patrol teams to detectand deter wildlife trafficking, improve economic opportunities forforest-dependent communities, and strengthen the management of700,000ha of forest.

These activities build upon more than a decade of USAID’s partnership with theVietnamese Government, the private sector, and other partners to protectforests and biodiversity, counter wildlife trafficking, and curb environmentalpollution to mitigate the effects of climate change./.
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