Singapore firm helps Da Nang with urban tree planting

Da Nang (VNA) - Central Da Nang city has announced that Singapore 's National Parks Company will lend its expertise to a planning scheme to develop urban tree systems in the city.

At a recent working session with National Parks representatives, Da Nang
authorities entrusted the company with designing a pilot project to plant
trees along extended sections of Nguyen Van Linh Street and around the March
29 Square.

The pilot project will also replace a number of trees on two roads running
along the Han River , as well as in a number of city parks.

National Parks has pledged to assist Da Nang city in the training of
planners and the selection of species of trees proven to be suitable to the
city's soil as well as transfer its tree care techniques to local workers.

The Singaporean company expects to submit detailed planning to the Da Nang
People's Committee for approval in October.

Da Nang 's green-space currently stands at 2.2 sq.m per capita, much
lower than the criteria set for an environmentally-friendly city, which
requires an average green-space of 4-5 sq.m per person.

Natural disasters and the local residents' poor sense of protecting trees
are blamed for the rapid decrease in the number of trees in the city's
downtown area.

National Parks is a prestigious company operating in an urban ecological
area. It has successfully designed a number of parks in China , the
United Arab Emirates and the Middle East.-Enditem