Implemented since 2024, the reforestation programme, a collaboration between the Community Fund for Disaster Prevention and the BIDV, has planted over 80,000 trees in the mangrove forest area of Can Tho city.
Based on this success, the programme has continued to expand, demonstrating the commitment of businesses in the green journey, marking a milestone with 760,000 trees planted nationwide.
This time, the coordinating units planted 40 hectares of new mangrove forests, with a total of 240,000 mangrove trees, along the sea dike in Lai Hoa commune, Vinh Chau ward, and surrounding areas, contributing to mitigating the negative impacts of the decline of the national protective forest.
According to Tran Chi Hung, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Can Tho City, the mangrove ecosystem plays a particularly important role in wave protection, preventing coastal erosion, protecting dikes, and acting as a “green lung” contributing to climate regulation and biodiversity conservation.
In recent years, due to the impact of natural disasters, climate change, and other extreme weather phenomena, the area of mangrove forests in some areas of the city has declined, directly affecting the lives and livelihoods of the people.
To ensure the programme’s practical effectiveness, Tran Chi Hung suggested that the Can Tho City Department of Agriculture and Environment and the Lai Hoa commune government focus on planting forests using proper techniques and ensuring the quality of seedlings.
At the same time, the units need to strengthen management, care, and protection efforts to ensure the newly planted forest area develops well and yields long-term benefits.
