(baosonla.vn) - On November 13, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of Son La Provincial People's Committee, worked with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Forestry Project Management Board, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Central Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation Board (VFBC), led by Ms. Hadas Kushnir - Head of National Climate Solutions Department, United States Agency for International Development, on the support contents of the Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation Project in Son La province.
Provincial People's Committee works with the United States Agency for International Development delegation.
Deployed since 2021, the Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation Project has supported Son La province in developing plans and conventions for community forest management; implementing land and forest allocation and granting forest land use right certificates for 314 villages and sub-regions, with an area of over 15,000 hectares, in Muong La, Moc Chau and Van Ho districts, expected to be completed in 2025.
Support the development and approval of sustainable forest management projects in 4 hydropower basins, including 12 small hydropower plants, connecting hydropower enterprises with local communities, minimizing conflicts and promoting forest protection.
At the meeting, Son La province hoped to continue receiving support from the VFBC Project to build forest carbon credit business models. It was requested that international organizations continue to support the province in developing tourism models associated with forest protection and biodiversity conservation; and provide financial and technical support in building and replicating community forest management models in the province in the coming time.
Representative of the US Agency for International Development delegation speaking at the meeting.
The working group requested that the professional agencies of Son La province continue to closely coordinate to effectively implement the project components. Accepting the recommendations of Son La province, the Project representative pledged to continue researching and providing practical support solutions in the coming time.
Comrade Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the meeting.
On behalf of the People's Committee of Son La province, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong highly appreciated the close coordination and direction of the sponsor, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Forestry Project Management Board, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Project Management Board for Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation (VFBC) in implementing the project in Son La province. The project has helped the province in managing, protecting and developing forests and improving the capacity of forest rangers in enforcing forestry laws.
According to: Son La Newspaper