I would love to say you are right, but sadly you are not. We were in Dalat and it shocked us. Here is a picture from Dalat, the massive deforestation I took a few years back. Landscapes like this are wherever you go from Dalat. We drove around 400km and saw deforestation like these on every step. The main crops are coffee, cocoa and artichoke with other crops.
From internet:
"The Central Highlands lost nearly 358,800 hectares (14 percent) of forests between 2008 and 2015, according to a report by the Central Highlands Steering Committee.
Most trees were chopped down by illegal loggers or cleared to make way for cash crops, roads or hydropower plants.
The country’s forests were disappearing so fast that PM Phuc ordered a total ban on clearing natural forests in 2016 to protect the remaining 2.25 million hectares.
In the three years since there has been a decline in the deforestation, but illegal logging, transportation and processing of forest products continue to occur in several locations.
A report showed that about 400-600 pine trees are cut down every year in Da Lat. Hoang Cong Dinh, former Head of the Inner-City Forest Management Committee said the greenery area has decreased gradually because of the uncontrolled emigration. People have been trying to illegally set up houses in the forests, thus causing the landslide and pine tree falling. They try every possible method to kill pine trees to get land for houses.
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It's a pity that you had an unpleasant experience in Da Lat :(((. I think that feeling the beauty of nature lies in each person's eyes
The cutting of trees can serve to cultivate the land for agriculture. I always hope that the government has strict laws to protect the forest not only in Da Lat but also in Vietnam in general
Anw, Da Lat is still an attractive tourist destination now and in the future