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National Strategy on Climate Change for 2050 to focus on forest protection
National Strategy on Climate Change for 2050 to focus on forest protection
28/4/22
Forest protection and management will be a part of the National Strategy on Climate Change for 2050, with a focus on enhancing restoration, community participation and employment opportunities in the forestry sector.
Such is reported in a workshop jointly organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, UNDP, and GIZ in Hanoi on April 26, to discuss the draft National Strategy on Climate Change for 2050.
Between now and 2030, the country will focus on forestry protection and restoration, promoting mangrove, coastal and watershed planting, as well as consolidating the system of monitoring and responding to forest fires. The draft National Strategy on Climate Change to 2050 will result in increasing the area of trees per capita in urban areas.
“Much importance must be placed on establishing and expanding the activities of marine protected areas and natural reserves, developing nature, ecosystem and community-based models for climate change adaption (CCA) and developing the national biodiversity database,” said a representative of the strategy’s expert group.
Forests and ecosystems are one of six tasks in proactively adapting to climate change, along with preventing decline and degradation, restoring natural resources; agriculture and food security; developing CCA infrastructure; community health care; and ensuring social security.
The strategy expects that by 2050, Vietnam will effectively manage water and land resources, improve environmental quality and prevent natural disasters affecting socio-economic development, firmly ensuring the security of national water resources.
Climate change adaptation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions are two key objectives of the national strategy.
Reducing the vulnerability and risks from climate change means improving resilience and adapting the capacity of natural, economic and social systems, the representative said.
The country is aiming to reduce the total national greenhouse gas emissions by 43.1 per cent, compared to the normal operations.
Le Cong Thanh, Deputy Minister of MNRE said: “The draft National Strategy reflects the transformation in Vietnam's response to climate change, demonstrating the roadmap to realize the country's commitments at COP26.”
“The ministry has consulted with relevant ministries, branches and localities since developing the strategic outline, and surveyed at 63 cities and provinces, as well as taken suggestions from scientists and experts.”
Weert Borner, Charge d’Affairs at the German Embassy, said that: “Vietnam’s new National Strategy shows that the objective of climate neutrality is highly ambitious and challenging, but feasible.”
“The National Strategy is one of the key policy instruments to deliver the net-zero emission target by 2050, and to build community resilience," said Caitlin Wiesen, UNDP Resident Representative Vietnam.
VN must accelerate adaptation measures to build resilient societies for all, particularly those most vulnerable at the frontline of climate change.
UNDP has actively supported local communities with transformational adaption projects where co-benefits of climate actions are optimal. With the Green Climate Fund and Global Environment Facility finance, the planting and regenerating of 4,000ha of coastal mangroves has been possible, along with over 4,000 new resilient houses.
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To realise the targets, personnel training is key.
Forest protection forces must be trained to improve their capacity of fighting forest fires and forest damage, and of forecasting forest loss.
They must prepare plans to respond to forest fire scenarios and work with soldiers, police, forest rangers and self-defence militia to extinguish the fire.
Other solutions include mobilising resources on the spot for forest firefighting.
Vietnam’s forest coverage reached 42.01 percent in 2021, up 0.11 percent from a year earlier
The country has seen positive progress in forest protection, wildfire prevention and fighting compared to the previous year
It will also closely monitor the conversion of forest land for other purposes locally, get tougher on violations and enhance international cooperation in forest protection and development.
Forests are the life support systems of the planet. These rich ecosystems are home to over 80% of the world’s land-based plant and animal species.
Humans also depend on forests, from the air we breathe to the food we eat. Tropical jungles and temperate forests alike quench our thirst for adventure.
In some countries across the globe, tropical forest cover is increasing. The national-scale reforestation of Vietnam since 1992 is assumed to contribute to this recovery.
Exports of wood products from Vietnam also grew rapidly, amounting to 84% of the displacement, which is a remarkable feature of the forest transition in Vietnam.
Policies allocating credits to countries for reducing deforestation and forest degradation should monitor illegal timber trade and take into account the policy-induced leakage of wood extraction to other countries.
Vietnam sets the target to plant an additional 20,000 hectares of forest, including 9,800 hectares of mangrove forest and 10,200 hectares of forest to protect coastal areas from winds and land erosion in the 2021-2030 period
More trees will be planted on 15,000 hectares of existing forests, including 6,800 mangrove forests, 8,200 hectares of forest for shielding from winds, and 9,000 ha of reforestation and forest enrichment
The project seeks to enhance capacity building and the creation of livelihoods for communities and people participating in the protection and development of forests in coastal areas.
One of the solutions to realize the project is to raise people’s awareness about the role and value of forests in coastal areas in response to climate change, desertification, and land degradation
Law enforcement should be enhanced to deal with offenses on forest development and protection
During the American war in Vietnam, the US army sprayed 77 million liters of agent orange to destroy two million hectares of natural forest in central Vietnam. Therefore, forest rehabilitation needs to be implemented step by step
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