Tackling Climate Change Together
Over 100,000 mangrove seedlings planted in Vietnam
The project film
In the GIZ project for the reforestation of mangrove forests in Vietnam, breakwater fences were erected and more than 100,000 mangrove seedlings and saplings were planted in close cooperation with the coastal inhabitants. They are intended to protect the coasts from further erosion, sequester carbon and provide the coastal inhabitants with additional sources of income to strengthen the resilience of the region.
The project film shows impressive views from the Mekong Delta, describes the various elaborate measures and shows project participants reflecting their impressions and personal experiences.
The project's successful outcome in figures:
103,000 mangrove seedlings
were planted.
35 hectares of mangrove forest
were rehabilitated, 17.5 ha in Soc Trang province and 17.5 ha in Ben Tre province.
For 11 hectares of mangrove forest
the irrigation system was improved to protect the plants from drying out.
Over 5,000 people
benefited from the reforestation. In Soc Trang, 2,101 people live within a 500-metre radius of the planting sites. In Ben Tre, 3,020 people live in two villages along the river near the reforestation area.
Mangroves are among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics. According to expert estimates, they could sequester an average of 1 ton (1,023 Mg) of carbon per hectare per year.1 The exact amount varies from species to species and depending on geological conditions. The older the plants get, the more carbon they take up. Therefore, sustainable management of the mangroves is an important concern of the project.
1 Alongi, 2014
