VIETNAMNEWS – Update: May, 05/2017 – 09:20
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Rangers in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế check on the growth of a mangrove forest in Hương Phong Commune along the Tam Giang Lagoon. — VNA/VNS Photo Quốc Việt |
HÀ NỘI – Increasing forest cover to 45 per cent of national territory and contributing to an eight per cent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 are among the targets of a national environmental action plan introduced yesterday in Hà Nội.
The National Action Programme aimed to trim greenhouse gas emissions by stemmig deforestation and forest degradation, sustainable management of forest resources, conservation and enhancement of forest carbon stocks by 2030.