The plan aims to protect and sustainably manage forest resources while restoring biodiversity, natural landscapes and special-use forest ecosystems.
The Tay Yen Tu Conservation Management Board currently manages nearly 13,000 hectares of land in An Lac, Luc Son and Tay Yen Tu communes, including more than 12,960 hectares of special-use forest land.
More than 12,570 hectares are forested, including 12,109 hectares of natural forest. The province aims to maintain 97 per cent forest cover while restoring ecosystems and protecting endangered species.
Through 2030, the management board will protect all forests under its management and contract buffer-zone communities and households to protect a combined 22,015 hectares.
Forest fire prevention will also be strengthened through 15 training courses, five firefighting drills and eight study trips focusing on forest fire management.
The reserve plans to build a wildlife rescue centre and botanical garden, promote natural regeneration with additional planting across 100 hectares and carry out maintenance of special-use forests covering a cumulative 250 hectares.
Science and technology will support forest management, including a biodiversity database and research to conserve valuable medicinal plants and five to 10 endangered plant and animal species.
It will also assess the impact of tourism, infrastructure and livelihoods on forest resources and biodiversity, while using drones and camera traps for forest patrols, monitoring and wildlife tracking.
Bac Ninh also plans to link forest conservation with local livelihoods, recognising buffer-zone communities as an important force in forest protection and development.
The province will support livelihoods and improve living standards for 10 communities each year, while creating jobs and raising incomes through forest protection, payments for forest environmental services, ecotourism and environmentally friendly livelihood models.
Ecotourism, resorts, recreation and environmental education will also be developed in ways that balance conservation and development while protecting natural landscapes and promoting the area's cultural values.
The 2026-2030 plan requires more than VND 153.8 billion, including VND 64.8 billion for forest protection, VND 56.75 billion for research and conservation, VND 18.8 billion for infrastructure and over VND 4 billion for buffer-zone livelihoods.
The programme is expected to strengthen protection of the Tay Yen Tu special-use forest ecosystem, enhance biodiversity, protect water resources and landscapes, and support ecotourism and sustainable livelihoods for local communities.
