{"id":6578,"date":"2026-05-05T17:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/?p=6578"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T04:11:03","slug":"promoting-community-based-forest-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/promoting-community-based-forest-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting Community-Based Forest Restoration in Van Ho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2026, PanNature organized meetings with communities at Pa Cop, Ta De, Lung Xa, and Long Luong village of Van Ho commune in Son La province to discuss forest situation and forest restoration plans.<\/p>\n<p>Van Ho and its surrounding areas retain significant tracts of natural forest, serving as habitats for many rare and threatened species, including the Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (<em>Nomascus leucogenys<\/em>), a primate endemic to Vietnam classified as Critically Endangered.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cong-dong-phuc-hoi-rung-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cong-dong-phuc-hoi-rung-3.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cong-dong-phuc-hoi-rung-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cong-dong-phuc-hoi-rung-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cong-dong-phuc-hoi-rung-3-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cong-dong-phuc-hoi-rung-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The meetings took place in an open and constructive atmosphere, where community members candidly shared their observations on forest conditions, lessons learned from previous reforestation efforts, and ongoing activities to protect forests and conserve gibbons. Discussions also focused on land availability, seedling needs, and practical approaches for collaboration among stakeholders to ensure effective forest restoration.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside community meetings, field assessments and consultations with key stakeholders, including the Xuan Nha Nature Reserve, forest rangers, and local authorities, were conducted to assess the status of previously planted areas and identify potential sites for the next phase of restoration. These activities also provided an opportunity to agree on coordination mechanisms for forest planting, care, and protection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cong-dong-phuc-hoi-rung-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cong-dong-phuc-hoi-rung-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cong-dong-phuc-hoi-rung-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cong-dong-phuc-hoi-rung-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cong-dong-phuc-hoi-rung-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Community-based discussions combined with field assessments are an essential step to ensure sustainable forest restoration under the \u201cGreening the Forests\u201d (Rung Xanh Len) program. The collective commitment and active participation of local communities will help restore forest ecosystems while expanding habitats for the Northern white-cheeked gibbon in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2026, PanNature organized meetings with communities at Pa Cop, Ta De, Lung Xa, and Long Luong village of Van Ho commune in Son La province to discuss forest situation and forest restoration plans. Van Ho and its surrounding areas retain significant tracts of natural forest, serving as habitats for many rare and threatened&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[49,57,130],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-6578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects","tag-biodiversity","tag-communities","tag-regreening-forest","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6578"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6596,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6578\/revisions\/6596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6578"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nature.org.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=6578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}