National biodiversity strategy to 2030 approved
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision approving the national biodiversity strategy to 2030 with a vision towards 2050.
Under the strategy, the Government targets increasing the area of protected ecosystems to 9% of the country's land area, and protected marine and coastal areas to 3%-5% of the total sea area.
Meanwhile, forest coverage is expected to sustain at 42%-43% and at least 20% of the degraded ecosystem area will be restored.
The Government will give priority to conservation of wildlife species, particularly endangered, rare and precious species of plants and animals.
With a vision towards 2050, major natural ecosystems, endangered species, and precious and rare genetic resources will be restored and effectively preserved.
To that end, the strategy sets out key tasks such as intensifying biodiversity conservation and restoration, conserving and restoring endangered wild species, stepping up the conservation of genetic resources, and controlling activities that would harm biodiversity
