See forest is home
U Minh Ha Melaleuca forest has more than 45,172 ha of forests stretching in 2 districts, with 15 units directly managing and 8 communes with land allocation and forest allocation to households. U Minh Ha Melaleuca forest currently has not only Melaleuca and Acacia forest, but there are now many people living and producing interwoven with nearly 20,000 hectares of rice cultivation and many other fruit trees. Therefore, U Minh Ha people have long considered forest to be houses, so the forest protection has more advantages.
Chairman of Khanh An commune, U Minh district said that many economic models under the forest canopy effectively have been implemented, contributing to raising the awareness and responsibility of people in the buffer zone in forest protection and dynamic protection. Wildlife and forest fire prevention and fighting. At present, people in the buffer zone are unanimous and U Minh Ha National Park and forest fire prevention and fighting in the dry season.
Last time, although there were times when the dry season was extremely harsh, but with the initiative, the entire area of U Minh Ha cajuput forest was very well protected from forest trees to the ecosystem, plants Under the forest canopy. It is the result of the efforts and determination of all forest owners, local authorities and all people in the part.
Seasonal fire prevention
U Minh Ha National Park currently has an area of 8,527 hectares of forest, located in 4 communes in 2 districts: U Minh and Tran Van Thoi. According to Mr. Tran Cong Hoang - Director of U Minh Ha National Park - said: Currently, forest fire prevention and fighting in the dry season has been prepared, from forces to equipment ... Dong Dong ... During the time, the unit has continued to strengthen propaganda and mobilize people to raise awareness in the process of using fire for daily activities and production, as well as entering the forest to exploit bee ...
Right before, during Tet holidays, forest rangers at the Mobile Forest Protection Team and forest fire prevention and forest rangers of districts in Ca Mau province have maintained forces to coordinate with forest owners and the main owners. Local rights implement plans to respond to situations.
Forest fire prevention and fighting is strictly controlled, no forest fires occur during Tet. Ca Mau Forest Protection Department reviewed and organized the implementation of the Fire Fire Prevention and Fighting Plan in the dry season in 2024 - 2025. In which, focusing on the training of forest fire prevention and fighting and strengthening the propaganda transmitted because Melaleuca forest is currently entering the peak months of the dry season.
In 2024, in the forest area, the functional forces detected and handled 22 violations, mainly into the forest illegally to exploit resources under the forest canopy. Currently, in the dry season, people sneaked into the forest to increase bees, causing the risk of forest fires to increase.
