Da Nang, Dec. 5 -- Vietnam has planted more than 1.43 billion trees over five years of implementing the 2021-2030 one-billion-tree programme, surpassing its original target by 43.9%, reported the Forestry and Forest Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

The total comprises 573.9 million scattered trees and 865.2 million trees grown in concentrated plantations, equivalent to 429,125 hectares of forest. Provinces posting the strongest results include Phu Tho with 177.9 million trees, Lao Cai with 108.8 million, and An Giang with 98.5 million.

Beyond native and rare species planted in special-use forests, localities have expanded the cultivation of timber and perennial species in protective forests to rei...