Covering nearly 10,600 hectares in Thanh Cong, Quang Thanh, Phan Thanh and Hung Dao communes and Tinh Tuc town of Nguyen Binh district, the park aims to safeguard 90 species of flora and 50 species of rare and precious fauna as well as protect cultural values, natural landscapes and ecological environment. A corner of Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park Also, natural forests will be recovered and more trees will be planted to increase forest coverage from 84 percent in 2016 to 95 percent in 2030 and provide natural habitat for animals and plants. The park is designated to ensure environmental security and mitigate land erosion and floods, thus helping to stabilize production and improve livelihoods of local people in downstream regions. Scientific research and activities will be held to preserve and develop endangered genetic sources, rescue wildlife animals and raise public awareness of the protection of environment and biodiversity. Furthermore, actions will be taken to develop eco-tourism, thereby contributing to local socio-economic development. Source: VNA
Illustration photo. (Photo: VNA)Gia Lai (VNA) – The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai has implemented a number of measures to make the Kon Ka Kinh National Park become a biodiversity reserve hub in accordance with environmental protection and ecological tourism. Aside from investing in infrastructure and equipment serving the park’s management, provincial authorities have focused on community-based management to protect forest resource and biodiversity while raising public awareness of environmental protection among the local community, especially young generation. In the park’s buffer zones, about 450 ethnic minority households have voluntarily agreed to manage and protect over 11,000 hectares of…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Con Dao National Park in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is the first place in Vietnam to successfully implement a sea turtle conservation and rescue programme through numerous efforts taken since 1987, greatly contributing to the action strategies on biodiversity of the country and the region. Before 1987, marine turtles such as green turtle (Chelonya mydas) and hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricate) were freely hunted in the island for fine art products and food. But after the visits by Prof. Vo Quy from the Hanoi General University and Elizabeth Kemf, Secretary of Greenpeace International, in the middle…... [read more]
The Drang Phok Hydropower Plant project, which was started way back in 2007 and criticised for its impact on the ecosystem, has still not been scraped despite continued opposition. Yok Don National Park has rich biodiversity and precious trees In 2007, the chairman of Dak Lak Province at that time, Lu Ngoc Cu, granted his approval to the Tecco Company to survey the land inside Yok Don National Park to build the Drang Phok Hydropower Plant. In 2011, former provincial deputy chairman Tran Hieu officially allowed Tecco to lodge a investment and construction plan. It was estimated that 53 hectares…... [read more]
Before 1987, marine turtles such asgreen turtle (Chelonya mydas) and hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelysimbricate) were freely hunted in the island for fine art products andfood. But after the visits by Prof. Vo Quy from the HanoiGeneral University and Elizabeth Kemf, Secretary of GreenpeaceInternational, in the middle of that year, local authorities paid moreattention to protecting them as recommended by the scientists.TheCon Dao district People’s Committee issued a ban on the transport ofsea turtles and their products out of the island and a decree onprotection of fishing grounds, natural resources and the marineenvironment in Con Dao. These are important legal foundations for…... [read more]
The People’s Committee of Quang Binh province recently organised a seminar on assessment reports on master plan of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park to 2025 in order to establish protective boundaries, build functional zones, and organise spaces of residence, tourism, technical infrastructure, and conserve the Natural Heritage Area in the process of promoting heritage values, especially for tourism purposes. This is an important component of the plan for conservation and promotion of values of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park. Specific objectives of the master plan are to focus on reviewing valuable natural areas, proposing protective measures, and tapping…... [read more]
