USAID project assists Thua Thien – Hue in forest management

The US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Green Annamites Project has recently equipped the central province of Thua Thien-Hue with a forest management system.

Monday, September 16, 2019 15:13

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Forest rangers in Thua Thien - Hue are trained to use the forest management system (Source: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn)

Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – TheUS Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Green Annamites Project hasrecently equipped the central province of Thua Thien-Hue with a forestmanagement system.

As part of the nearly 10 million-USD-project,the system allows automatic connection to the Google Earth Engine (GEE) based-tooldeveloped by the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s Project forSustainable Natural Resource Management (SNRM).

On a 10-day basis, the system uploadswarnings on new deforestation sites on Webgis, which offers free access toinformation and resources for geographical information systems, while sendingthe data to forest management agencies and forest owners.

Nguyen Dai Anh Tuan, head of the provincialForest Ranger Depart, said his department is monitoring the system and a listof administrative units and forest owners to receive frequent updates via SMSand email.

The tackling of any obstacles or technicalproblems detected during the implementation of the system requirescollaboration between the department and the Green Annamites Project, he said.

Thua Thien – Hue is home to 283,000 ha offorest, including 212,000 ha of natural forest. Prolonged drought, fire-fallowcultivation practice, and deforestation are major causes of forest losses./.

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