Hanoi, Feb. 11 -- Localities nationwide are required to complete the development and publication of provincial-level forest boundary databases and maps as of December 31, 2020, by the end of this year, as part of Vietnam's efforts to adapt to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

The task is among key targets set out in an action plan on EUDR implementation in the forestry sector, recently issued by the Forestry and Forest Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. Under the plan, provinces and cities must also identify and announce coffee, rubber and timber raw material production areas at risk of deforestation and forest degradation.

The action plan aims to assess impacts and risk levels and propose sol...