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Vietnam is aiming to increase the export value of wood and wood products to US$20 billion by 2025 and US$25 billion by 2030 under the national forestry planning for 2021-20230 period, with a vision to 2050. Sources: VnEconomy, Timberbiz The planning was approved under a Prime Ministerial Decision and signed on 24 August by then Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang. Under the plan, Vietnam aims to have more than 15.8 million ha of forests and forestry land by 2030. This includes 15.5% allocated for special use forests, 33% for protective forests, and 51.5% for production forests. The goal is to maintain national forest coverage between 42-43% while significantly enhancing the quality of existing natural forests. Specific targets include an annual forestry production growth rate of 5-5.5%, planting an average of 238,000 ha of production forests each year, and restoring 22,500 ha of natural forests annually. More than one million hectares of forests are expected to be certified for sustainable management by 2030, according to the plan. Revenue from forest environmental services is anticipated to grow by 5% annually, with total annual earnings estimated at VND3.5 trillion (US$140 million) from 2021-2025, and VND4 trillion (US$160 million) from 2026-2030. It is estimated that these goals will require investment capital of over VND217.3 trillion (US$8.68 billion).