Its Forest Protection Sub-department has applied various specialised software and information technologies in forest management and protection and fire prevention.

The Che Tao Species and Habitat Reserve in Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province, spans nearly 20,300 hectares. With mountain ranges rising between 1,700 and 2,500 meters and lush vegetation, this area offers favorable conditions for the locality to develop experiential tourism, while preserving the forest. To protect the conservation area and heritage trees, residents of Che Tao commune have established patrol groups that take turns patrolling the forest each month.

The Department of State Reserves under the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has decided to provide 160.5 tonnes of rice from the national reserves to assist residents of Muong Lat district, Thanh Hoa province, during forest protection and development.

Especially for Vietnam, one of the countries severely impacted by climate change, restoring and protecting forests is increasingly urgent, thereby contributing to environmental protection and biodiversity preservation on the planet, as well as the survival of humanity.

Themed "Exploring Cuc Phuong's treasures," this year's edition will help students discover many valuable aspects of the ancient forest, such as its vegetation, wildlife, local culture, and archaeological traces.

The forest protection bodies of Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien - Hue and Laos’s southern province of Sekong have signed a cooperation deal to promote forest management and protection, natural resource conservation, and forest produce management along the shared borderline.

Tam Duong district in the north-western mountainous province of Lai Chau is renowned for mountains being among the highest ones in Vietnam. Boasting pristine and majestic natural landscapes, especially the blooming Rhododendron flowers in March and April, the mountains are attractive destinations for nature lovers. To leverage the local strengths, Tam Duong district has been developing hiking tourism linked with forest protection.

The central province of Quang Tri is mobilising resources and focusing on implementing solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through natural forest protection and afforestation.

Among the over 33,000ha of drought-hit forest in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, more than 13,530ha has fire potential rated as “dangerous” (Level 4) and nearly 4,000ha “extremely dangerous” (Level 5), local authorities said.

A stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides), a rare primate species, was released to the wild in the Chi San Nature Reserve in Meo Vac district, the northernmost province of Ha Giang, on November 17.

A white side-burned black langur (Trachypithecus francoisi), a critically endangered primate species, has been spotted for the first time in the Kim Hy Nature Reserve in Na Ri district, the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan.

Localities nationwide should make drastic efforts to promote forest protection with a view to realising Vietnam’s commitment to cutting emissions to net zero by 2050, which was announced at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26), according to Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh.

Forest worshiping is a unique cultural activity relating to the longstanding practice of forest protection adopted by ethnic minority groups in Lao Cai province. The ritual is also a commitment by local people to protect the forests, which they consider a natural treasure.

Community-based forest protection has helped improve the management and conservation of large areas of natural forest as it promotes the role and responsibility of local people on 7,833ha in Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces.

Thousands of hectares of forest in Bu Dop district in the southern province of Binh Phuoc are being better managed and protected thanks to the cooperation of residents and authorities.

The forest protection sub-department in the northernmost mountainous province of Ha Giang in collaboration with the US’s Denver Animal Foundation celebrated the 2022 Monkey Day in the local Vi Xyen district on November 5, with a focus on promoting the conservation of the rare snub-nosed monkey.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on September 27 asked city and provincial people’s committees, as well as forest protection agencies, to strengthen inspections of the hunting, trading and consumption of wild birds.

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is growing more forests and strengthening conservation of existing ones.

Vietnam’s forest coverage reached 42.01 percent in 2021, up 0.11 percent from a year earlier, according to the Forest Protection Department.

The People’s Committee of southern Ben Tre province has issued a plan to carry out a project on coastal forest protection and development in adaptation with climate change and green growth promotion for the 2021-2030 period.