Man spends years to grow forestVietNamNet Bridge – A forest of trees covering several hundred hectares at the foot of Hoanh Son Mountain in central Ha Tinh Province has come back to life, thanks to the efforts of one man. Nguyen Tien Vit stands next to one of the many trees he has grown and protected for 27 years. — Photo thanhnien.vnThe man, Nguyen Tien Vit, has survived threats from illegal loggers many times. The locals, of course, call the newly treed area “Vit Forest”. Vit, 67, has spent nearly 30 years planting and protecting trees in the forest, which was seriously damaged by illegal logging from the 1990s.

Source: VietNamNet News December 30, 2017 01:11 UTC