Continuing the reforestation journey in Xuan Lien Nature Reserve

Rainy season is an ideal time for afforestation! In August, Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD) and Xuan Lien Nature Reserve are continuing to plant an additional 7000 trees of 16 native species to degraded forests within Xuan Lien Nature Reserve to improve the reserve’s ecosystem service and biodiversity.

All of the trees have been gathered at the reserve’s nursery and are ready for planting. Local communities are actively involved in preparing planting sites which includes clearing weed and liana, digging planting holes and applying fertilizers. We anticipated to plant experimentally 03 hectares of semi-submerged trees to the forest belt inside Cua Dat reservoir. Semi-submerged trees highly adapt to flooding conditions in some months of the years of the hydroelectric reservoirs. The afforestation in this special area contributes to increase the forest area, prevent sedimentation, protect soil and alluvium from washing away by water during the months of water accumulation inside the reservoir.

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