The Hanoi People’s Committee has approved a plan to manage and develop the city’s trees, parks, flower gardens and water bodies, setting out measures to expand green spaces, improve the urban landscape and enhance environmental quality.
Trees on Phan Dinh Phung Street (Photo: Huu Nghi).
Under the plan, average green space in Hanoi’s inner city currently stands at just 2-3 sq metres per person, significantly below the international benchmark of 9-12 sq metres.
The municipal authorities said the shortage of green space limited the city’s ability to reduce urban heat, trap dust and improve air quality, particularly in densely populated areas with heavy traffic.
To address the problem, Hanoi aims to allocate about 12,100 hectares of land to greenery by 2030.
Of this total, 8,600 hectares will be designated as public urban green space, about 1,550 hectares as green space for restricted use and approximately 1,950 hectares for specialised green space.
Alongside expanding parks, flower gardens and water bodies, the city will reorganise trees along roads and streets to create more consistent green corridors suited to the architecture and function of different areas.
The plan also prioritises retaining tree species that have become well established and are closely associated with the city’s history and urban landscape.
