Assessing status and proposing outside forest tree plantation: A pilot in Thai Nguyen Province

Abstract

This research was carried out for survey and evaluate of trees outside forest in Thai Nguyen province. The results from this research show that: (i) For the timber volume ranges from 1,3 m³/ha – 431,13 m³/ha; biomass ranges from 1,41 tons/ha – 80,89 tons/ha; các bon storage ranges from 0,70 tons/ha – 209,85 tons/ha.  (ii) For the use values of trees outside forest, there are 99,70% of tree for shade, flowers, ornamental, fence, shade for industrial plants; 82,72 of trees for timber, temporary construction materials, fuel; 30,38% of tree for foods, foodstuffs, spices and beverages; 60,46% of trees for medicinal purposes; 7,72% of trees for tannin, oils, resins, essential oils, dyes and food dyes; 0,4% of trees for animal feed. (iii) For the species composition of trees outside forest, the research recorded 51 different tree species in this study areas. Research results show that trees outside forest in the study area have many functions and roles in socio-economic development such as use values, agricultural production, landscape, aesthetics, environment, CO₂ sequestration, mitigate climate change. This research results are the scientific basis, mothodology for the orientation in the development of reasonable plans, appropriate policies for trees outside forest development in the study area and other area.