Dong Nai has the highest rate of forest cover in the Southeast region

​(CTT-Dong Nai) - According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total forest area of Dong Nai reaches nearly 181.4 thousand hectares. In which, special-use forest accounts for 57.9%, protection forest accounts for 22.4%, production forest accounts for 19.7%. The rate of forest coverage reached 29.24% and has been maintained for more than 10 years. Meanwhile, the total forested area of the whole Southeast region reaches nearly 479.4 thousand hectares, the forest coverage rate is over 19.6%.

Cat Tien National park (Tan Phu district) with its precious woods 

Dong Nai is currently the locality with the highest forest area and forest coverage rate in the Southeast region. In addition, Dong Nai has the world's 211th biosphere reserve, successfully conserving wild elephants and primates, and is the only place in Vietnam where wild animals can be viewed.
This is a strength that Dong Nai province continues to preserve and promote because the rate of forest cover is one of the criteria for assessing the sustainable socio-economic development of a province, region, and country. ​