More than 50 State-run management agencies and agricultural businessesgathered at a workshop on April 2 in the Central Highlands provinceof Lam Dong to dicuss sustainable management of the local landscape.
The worskop—the second of its kind—was held by theprovincial People’s Committee, the Institute of Policy andStratefy for Agriculrue and Rural Development and the Sustainable TradeInitiative (IDH) as part of the Initiative for Sustainable Landscapes(ISLA).
Stakeholders defined challenges in theprotection and development of the natural landscape in the province andthe Central Highlands at large, looking towards cooperation measures tosupport management in the region – one of the most important farmproduce production areas in Vietnam.
Launched in2014, the ISLA has gathered public-private partners to buildprogrammes on the sustainable management of land and warter in sixvulnerable landscapes around the world, including the Central Highlandsof Vietnam.
In Vietnam, the programme focuses on threeurgent issues: diminishing water supply, deforestation and landdegradation.
Covering an area of 54,700 square metres, theCentral Highlands of Vietnam comprises Lam Dong, Dak Nong, Dak Lak,Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces.
Fifty-five percent of the areais covered in forest – the highest coverage rate across the nation. Theregion is also rich in minerals such as coal, bauxite, iron, zinc androck crystal, while the highly fertile land, a quarter of which isbasalt, is ideal for growing perennial crops.
The CentralHighlands is vital for the production of some of the country’s keyagricultural and forestry commodities including coffee, pepper, rubber,cashews, tea and cocoa.-VNA
The worskop—the second of its kind—was held by theprovincial People’s Committee, the Institute of Policy andStratefy for Agriculrue and Rural Development and the Sustainable TradeInitiative (IDH) as part of the Initiative for Sustainable Landscapes(ISLA).
Stakeholders defined challenges in theprotection and development of the natural landscape in the province andthe Central Highlands at large, looking towards cooperation measures tosupport management in the region – one of the most important farmproduce production areas in Vietnam.
Launched in2014, the ISLA has gathered public-private partners to buildprogrammes on the sustainable management of land and warter in sixvulnerable landscapes around the world, including the Central Highlandsof Vietnam.
In Vietnam, the programme focuses on threeurgent issues: diminishing water supply, deforestation and landdegradation.
Covering an area of 54,700 square metres, theCentral Highlands of Vietnam comprises Lam Dong, Dak Nong, Dak Lak,Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces.
Fifty-five percent of the areais covered in forest – the highest coverage rate across the nation. Theregion is also rich in minerals such as coal, bauxite, iron, zinc androck crystal, while the highly fertile land, a quarter of which isbasalt, is ideal for growing perennial crops.
The CentralHighlands is vital for the production of some of the country’s keyagricultural and forestry commodities including coffee, pepper, rubber,cashews, tea and cocoa.-VNA
