The Vietnamese Prime Minister has issued a decision to raise resilience for coastal areas in the eight coastal localities, namely Haiphong City and the provinces of Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien-Hue, local media reported.
Accordingly, 4,040 hectares of forests planted and restored in the localities in the first phase of the World Bank-funded Forest Sector Modernization and Coastal Resilience Enhancement Project will receive further care.
Under the project, 37,956 hectares of protective forests are being reviewed and protected to complete protection fee payment and the entire area of protective forests will be handed over to the localities after 2026 for further management and protection.
Besides, the project has put in place about 100 livelihood investment packages in five localities and it will maintain the results of the 50 packages done in the first phase.
The project is expected to contribute to fulfilling the objectives set in the sustainable forestry development program for 2021-2025, while improving the resilience of vulnerable areas, covering about 900 kilometers of coastline in the eight localities. (Vietnam Plus English [1])