VNN - January 15, 2024 - 09:04 2023 marked a significant milestone for the forestry sector as Việt Nam successfully sold 10.3 million forest carbon credits (10.3 million tonnes of CO2) for the first time through the World Bank (WB) for US$51.5 million, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Quốc Trị. Forests…
Colonel Phạm Mạnh Thắng, Director of the Việt Nam Department of Peacekeeping, highlighted the completion of all deployment preparations, ensuring the officers’ readiness for their missions in January 2024.
The event is the fourth edition of its kind, taking place from December 11-19, with 577 personnel taking part, including 45 officers from medical and engineering corps of each army, along with lecturers, communication officers and support staff.
Senior Lieutenant General Phùng Sĩ Tấn, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army inspected preparations for and had a meeting with the steering committee on the organisation of the exercise on United Nations peacekeeping.
For several years, the expansion of forest coverage has allowed Việt Nam’s forestry sector to meet its emission reduction commitments, presenting substantial potential for involvement in both domestic and global carbon markets, noted Trần Quang Bảo, the director of the Việt Nam Department of Forest (DoF).