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Hanoi has outlined a plan to adapt to the European Union’s anti-deforestation regulations (EUDR) and to build a sustainable timber supply chain within the city, setting targets for compliance, traceability, and enforcement across forestry processing and trading activities.
Under the plan, Hanoi aims to ensure that 100% of forestry processing and trading facilities in the city are informed and guided to comply with EUDR. The city will also conduct a comprehensive survey and documentation of the entire area of forest land.
In addition, 100% of forestry trading and processing establishments will be required to sign commitments to use legally sourced materials. The plan also calls for violations to be detected and handled promptly.
Alongside disseminating Vietnam’s relevant laws and EU anti-deforestation requirements, Hanoi will focus on forest planning and land management. The city will tighten controls to minimize conversion of forest land for economic development and will address violations related to land clearing and illegal construction on forest land, as well as illegal buying, selling, and transferring of forest and forest land.
Hanoi will also implement land allocation linked with forest allocation to support ecotourism and an economy developed under the forest canopy, with the goal of improving livelihoods for residents involved in forest protection and sustainable forest development.
The plan includes reviewing forestry processing and trading facilities in Hanoi, classifying enterprises to manage, support, and guide compliance. It also calls for strengthened local governance and closer monitoring of imports and exports of forestry products, including traceability checks when violations are detected.
To develop a sustainable forestry supply chain, Hanoi encourages businesses to use legally sourced wood, including imported timber and domestically grown wood resources. The city will also support enterprises in understanding EU market requirements to expand exports of wood products.
Hanoi will continue reviewing and refining legal documents to advise competent authorities on amendments and supplementation of regulations related to forest management and timber origin traceability.
The plan emphasizes increased application of science and technology to strengthen forest management capacity. Measures include expanding investment and installing forest surveillance cameras to support forest protection and fire prevention, combined with drone patrols and high-resolution remote sensing data to monitor forest dynamics, update changes in forests, and detect early violations for prompt deterrence and handling.
Hanoi also highlights public dissemination of Vietnam’s laws and EU agreements to ensure strict compliance with EUDR during production and to meet product origin requirements.
The plan further aims to maximize the use of forestry and environmental services, including carbon sequestration and storage, to generate funding for reinvestment in forest protection and development. It also encourages organizations, households, private sector entities, and local communities to invest in, manage, exploit, and utilize forests according to sustainable forest management plans.
Hanoi intends to attract private investment into wood production, processing, and trading by providing infrastructure, capital, tax policies, and science and technology support. The city will also align resources for forestry development with private capital and other legitimate sources.
The plan reinforces measures to prevent illegal logging, encroachment on forests, illegal construction on forest land, and forest fire protection, and to strictly handle violations related to forest management and protection.
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