Natural Resources
Valuable forests lack protection
(10:07:26 AM 04/08/2014)Farmers tend forest in central Quang Ngai Province's Hanh Dung Commune. The rate of forest coverage has increased, but the quality of timber has declined along with biodiversity. — VNA/VNS Photo Phuong Hoa
Forest productivity was also low, experts told a conference on forestry production in northern Thai Nguyen Province last Friday.
At the conference, organised by the National Assembly's Economic Committee and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, they said forest resources played a crucial role in the country's sustainable development.
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