Forest protection

Viet Nam News ĐẮK NÔNG — The People’s Procuracy of Đắk Nông Province has begun criminal proceedings against Bùi Văn Khang for abusing position and power while performing duties in the case relating to Phan Hữu Phượng (also known as Moustache Phượng).  Khang, 54, who resides in Tân An Ward in Đắk Lắk Province’s Buôn Ma Thuột City, was prosecuted and put into temporary detention on Tuesday in line with Article 365 of the 2015 Penal Code, said Nguyễn Văn Cường, director of Đắk Nông Province’s People’s Procuracy. While expanding the probe of the large-scale illegal logging operation headed by Phượng in Cư Jút District, Đắk Nông Province, investigators determined that Khang, head of the Cư M’gar District’s forest protection division … [Read more...] about Head of Cư M’gar District forest protection division prosecuted

Việt Nam’s total forest area is 14.4 million hectares, of which over 10 million hectares are natural forests and 4 million hectares are planted with national coverage of more than 41.45 per cent. — Photo phapluatvn HÀ NỘI — Experts discussed issues related to conditions and factors to promote natural forest restoration in localities and contribute to ensuring ecological security and minimising damage caused by natural disasters and floods during a conference held yesterday in Hà Nội. The conference was held by the Centre for People and Nature (PanNature). Speaking at the conference, professor Nguyễn Ngọc Lung, director of the Research Institute for Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Certification (SFMI), said that forests played a major role in the country’s economic development, but its role was currently being hampered because many regions were degraded by the impact of agricultural … [Read more...] about Experts discuss forest protection, rehabilitation

Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nguyên (middle) was detained for alleged embezzlement. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News PHÚ YÊN — The central Phú Yên Province police have launched legal proceedings against a former treasurer of Phú Yên Forest Protection Department for alleged embezzlement. The 56-year-old former treasurer, Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nguyên, was detained for her alleged involvement in an embezzlement case at the department. Late last year, the police inspected and detected violations in budget expenditure at the department. In February, the police arrested and started legal proceedings against Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn, chief accountant of the department, for embezzlement charges. According to investigation results, Tuấn was reported to have taken VNĐ2.5 billion (US$109,000) from the department’s budget to use for personal purpose and football betting. — VNS … [Read more...] about Former forest protection department treasurer detained for embezzlement

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The number of forestry law violations in the first four months of 2018 declined by 31 per cent from last year to 4,226, reported the Việt Nam Administration of Forestry.  These violations damaged 252ha of forest areas, down by 47 per cent year-on-year.  In April alone, 1,140 violations were reported, although it was down by 41 per cent year-on-year. Two hundred cases of deforestation took place during the month, mostly in the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên’s Mường Nhé District and the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông. The figure represented a decrease of 42 per cent from last year.  The country also recorded 14 forest fires in April, destroying 23ha of forests. Most of the fires broke out in the northern provinces, including Quảng Ninh, Lai Châu and Bắc Giang, due to a local widespread dry condition and the slash-and-burn … [Read more...] about Violations in forest protection regulations go down