VOV.VN - The nation is set to achieve an export value of wood and forest products of US$20 billion by 2025, a figure over US$9 billion higher than the current level, with the export turnover of local wood products set to hit US$18.5 billion.

The Office of the People’s Committee of northern border Lao Cai province has said that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) decided to offer a non-refundable aid worth US$1 million to the province to carry out a project on sustainable forest management and biodiversity preservation.

Nearly 4,200 hectares of forest owned by Quy Nhon Forestry Co., Ltd in the central province of Binh Dinh have been granted the sustainable forest management certificate in accordance with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards.