Making their way across rocky slopes, pushing through thorny bushes and following every unusual trace deep in the forest, the forest protection force at Nui Chua-Phuoc Binh National Park works day after day, carrying out countless modest tasks to protect the green landscape, preserve habitats and ensure the survival of wild animals.

Dong Nai City is home to one of Viet Nam's largest forest areas, which is often described as the "green lung" of the Southeast region.

An unexplored cave with a nearly 70-metre-wide entrance and striking multicoloured stalactites has been discovered in the Bac Huong Hoa Nature Reserve in the central province of Quang Tri.

Forests cover a third of the continent, providing essential services and making an important contribution to sustaining life on the planet. Currently, the livelihoods of more than 1.6 billion people on earth, depend on forests.