Minister of Korea Forest Service joins in planting mangrove forest in Kim Son

The project is part of the Mangrove Restoration and Sustainable Management Project in the Red River Delta funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) through the Korea Forest Service (KFS).

In his remarks, Minister of the Korea Forest Service Nam Sung-Hyun stressed that mangrove forest is the best natural solution to deal with climate change. It does not only absorb carbon dioxide but also produces marine creatures and protects lives and properties of humans during natural disasters and floods.

The Korea Forest Service launched the Mangrove Restoration and Sustainable Management Project in the Red River Delta in 2020 and it has helped develop the province's economy, protect the environment and open up an era of "forest renaissance".

A leader of the management board of forestry projects under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  said the project has completed all of its legal procedures, land site and other necessary conditions serving the planting of 250 hectares of new mangrove forest and restoration of 80 other hectares.

Later, delegates joined others in planting hundreds of trees in the Con Noiarea of Kim Son district. 

The five-year project has total funding of 4.39 million USD, with 3.79 million USD coming from the RoK's non-refundable aid. It targets growing 250 hectares of new mangrove forests and restoring 80 hectares in Kim Sondistrict of Ninh Binh, and at Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh province.

Translated by Nguyen Thuy