Reforestation an uphill battle in mountainous tay nguyen

Tay Nguyen- the authorities and people in Tay Nguyen (the Western Highlands) have a battle on

their hand to protect and restore forests that have been relentlessly chopped down.

Spread over nearly 55,000sq.km, the forests in these regions are the country‟s largest. Actually

covering 2.93 million ha, it is 230,000 ha less than five years ago. Of the four Tay Nguyen

provinces, Dac Lac is the one with the largest wooded area and also the one losing the most

canopy each year an average of 40,000 ha