Ca Mau moves to fight coastal erosionThe southernmost province of Ca Mau is taking actions to prevent coastal erosion, which has been getting worse over the past few years. Ca Mau is facing serious coastal erosionCa Mau has about 109,000 hectares of forests, mostly submerged ones, which account for 77 percent of the forest area in the Mekong Delta. However, climate change impacts, including sea level rise, have made coastal erosion in Ca Mau more and more unpredictable, along both western and eastern coasts. Provincial authorities have made plans for developing 26,133 hectares of coastal protection forests, accounting for 24.2 percent of local forestry land. They are also tasked with removing construction facilities that may influence coastal protection forests’ functions from these areas.

Source: VietNamNet News February 07, 2017 03:24 UTC