Cut down and destroy the protection forest

For many years, this forest has provided livelihood for many households through the exploitation of pine resin. “Thanks to the exploitation of turpentine, many families have had more income to contribute to stabilizing their lives,” said a resident of Hung Yen Nam commune.

Mr. Hoang Duc An – Secretary of the Party Committee of Hung Yen Nam Commune, Hung Nguyen District – affirmed: “The protection pine forest is of great value to the locality, because in addition to creating jobs for people through mining. To exploit pine resin, the forest also ensures a stable water source for Thach Tien dam to supply water for about 100 hectares of production land.

Many large pine trees in the protection forest in Hung Yen Nam commune, Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An province, were cut down

In the last days of April 2022, present in the area of ​​lot 12, clause 18, sub-zone 1022, in the protection forest of Da Den mountain, hamlet 6, Hung Yen Nam commune, Hung Nguyen district, we witnessed a patch of forest. The big pine tree was cut down and destroyed by the loggers. Nearly 200 large pine trees with a diameter of 20-40 cm, nearly 30 years old, were cut at the base.

Regarding the particularly serious protection forest destruction that occurred in Hung Yen Nam commune, Hung Nguyen district police issued a decision to prosecute the case and prosecute the accused against the person who directly cut down 188 pine trees. 19.75 m3 of timber) in the protection forest area of ​​Da Den mountain. However, Mr. Vo Trong Cuong, Head of Nam Dan – Hung Nguyen Forest Protection Department, admitted that besides forest owners, rangers had a part of responsibility when a large area of ​​protection forest in Hung Yen Nam commune was cut down.

Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Deputy Director of Nghe An Provincial Forest Protection Department, said that after the conclusion of the police agency, the unit will ask Nam Dan – Hung Nguyen Forest Protection Department to organize a review to clarify its responsibilities. of those involved.

And Mr. Hoang Anh Tien, Vice Chairman of Hung Nguyen District People’s Committee, affirmed: “For the loss of protective forests, it is the responsibility of the local government, when there is a conclusion from the police, we will hold the responsibility for the loss of protection forest. related people”.

Before that, in 2020, also in Hung Yen Nam commune, Hung Nguyen district, nearly 5 hectares of protective pine forest with an age of about 30 years was mercilessly cut down.