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| Volunteers and artists together plant trees in Xuan Lien Nature Reserve in Thanh Hoa province (Photo: Gaia) |
The species selected for planting in Xuan Lien Nature Reserve, and Cuc Phuong National Park are large native timber species to help preserve the forest's genetic resources and breed rare timber species.
In addition, the program also helps create more jobs for Thai people living in the buffer zone of Xuan Lien Nature Reserve through periodic forest planting and care activities twice a year for four years.
To ensure the survival rate of the forest reaches 70 - 85% after four years, the Gaia team, together with the staff of the Xuan Lien Nature Reserve and Cuc Phuong National Park, organize monitoring and prepare annual periodic reports. The reports are sent to the units and individuals participating in forest contribution, as well as Gaia's media platforms so that the community is updated on the development of the forest.
Ms. Do Thi Thanh Huyen, Founder & Director of Gaia Nature Conservation Center, shared: “Under the impact of climate change along with weather phenomena such as El Nino and La Nina, natural disasters are becoming more and more common. Specifically, the dry season has just ended, but in June and July, there were widespread thunderstorms in the North, causing the Lo River to rise to its highest level in the past 40 years, flooding many places, severe landslides in Ha Giang, many unusual phenomena such as a tornado of more than 100m in Hai Phong, 7,000 lightning strikes in Hanoi in one rainstorm. That is why Gaia focuses on communication and calls on the community to join hands in restoring upstream forests to help create a natural disaster shield, reducing storm and flood damage. Forests have the ability to resist wind, reduce water flow, and retain soil to help limit landslides, flash floods and landslides. At the same time, forests are carbon sinks, responding to climate change, reducing the number of natural disasters in the future."
The program received the response of more than 13 businesses, 6,000 individuals contributing forests, and nearly 100 volunteers from all over the country joining hands to restore upstream forests to respond to natural disasters. In particular, Miss H'Hen Nie and many artists participated in planting Xuan Lien Nature Reserve and spreading messages about environmental protection to the community.
In the coming time, Gaia will continue to plant upstream forests in Ta Kou Nature Reserve, Xuan Lien Nature Reserve and Phong Dien Nature Reserve./.