Nghe An Province has made protecting its crape myrtle forests a top priority.
Nghe An Province has made protecting its crape myrtle forests a top priority.
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| Lying by National Highway 7A, the forest stretches 70 hectares (170 acres) into Tam Dinh Commune, Tuong Duong District. |
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| A UNESCO world biosphere reserve, the forest is one of just a few natural forests left in Vietnam. The country’s forests exceeded 14 million hectares at the end of 2015, covering 40.84 percent of the country, based on government data. |
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| Nghe An Province made the forest a protected area in 2014. |
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| On average, each crape myrtle tree in the forest is 30-40 meters high with a diameter of 40-80 centimeters. |
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| The crape myrtle forest during the fall. |
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| Sunset in the forest. |
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| The forest s a popular destination among travelers in Nghe An. Vietnam wants to raise its forest coverage to 42 percent over the next four years to reduce gas emissions by 8 percent by 2030, the government said in a March report. |
(Source: VOV)
