The central province of Quảng Trị has planned to set up corridors to protect its biodiversity from urbanisation and illegal exploitation. Following a recent decision by the province’s People’s Committee, the local Department of Natural Resources and Environment will undertake the zoning of primary forests in the locality, ensuring a green coverage of 52 per cent of the total area of the province. Cồn Cỏ Nature Reserve in central Quảng Trị Province The department, at the same time, has planned to recover mangrove forests in the estuaries of Bến Hải and Thạch Hãn rivers. This is crucial to adapt against climate change along local coastlines, said the People’s Committee. The protection of corals and seaweeds in the local waters is a must. The department will also hasten the setting up of three nature reserves in the mountainous Hướng Hóa and Đakrông district and in Cồn Cỏ Island. In the mountainous reserves of Hướng Hóa and Đakrông, a corridor will be set up spanning 15,000ha to connect the areas. The idea is to expand the choice of habitat for wildlife endemic to the reserves in the context of climate change impacts. The People’s Committee also requested the department to identify vulnerable species and habitat areas threatened by social development. All this will involve planning, manpower and creating awareness among concerned communities. The province will allocate a billion Vietnamese đồng for the work, which is expected to commence early this year. According to a report by the department, central Quảng Trị Province… [Read full story]
The Vietnam Environment Administration on Jan. 12 officially launched the largest ever biodiversity conservation project, aiming to establish a biodiversity corridor in three central provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue. The budget for the eight-year project, titled Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project – Vietnam Component, was 34 million USD, of which 30 million USD came in the form of official development assistance (ODA) loans. The biodiversity corridor, once established, will help restore and maintain the connectivity of ecosystems in the region and at the same time create jobs to benefit local communities and foster economic…... [read more]
The Vietnam Environment Administration yesterday officially launched the largest ever biodiversity conservation project, aiming to establish a biodiversity corridor in three central provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue. The budget for the eight-year project, titled Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project – Vietnam Component, was $34.083 million, of which $30 million came in the form of official development assistance (ODA) loans. The biodiversity corridor, once established, would help restore and maintain the connectivity of ecosystems in the region and at the same time create jobs to benefit local communities and foster economic growth. The project involved…... [read more]
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Preserving biodiversity in Việt Nam was the main topic of discussion at a workshop yesterday in Hà Nội. Nguyễn Quốc Dựng, from the Forest Inventory and Planning Institute under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development emphasised the need for a strategic framework and action plan for the Core Environment Program (CEP)'s phase 3 (2018-2022), building a legal framework for biodiversity corridors in Việt Nam. Marine protected areas and mangroves in Việt Nam are smaller than in other nations so biodiversity corridors will help develop biodiversity. "It is necessary to set up detailed projects…... [read more]
The Hanoitimes - Preserving biodiversity in Vietnam was the main topic of discussion at a rrecent workshop in Hanoi. Nguyen Quoc Dung, from the Forest Inventory and Planning Institute under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development emphasised the need for a strategic framework and action plan for the Core Environment Programme (CEP)’s phase 3 (2018-2022), building a legal framework for biodiversity corridors in Vietnam. Marine protected areas and mangroves in Vietnam are smaller than in other nations so biodiversity corridors will help develop biodiversity. “It is necessary to set up detailed projects for coastal provinces in the context of…... [read more]
Improper infrastructure poses biggest threat to forests, biodiversity By Mong Binh - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - The Indochina program manager of Bird Life International has warned inappropriate infrastructure development is the biggest threat to special-use forests and biodiversity in Vietnam. Jonathan Charles Eames voiced out the warning based on the surveys that the non governmental organization has carried out in Vietnam, particularly at the Chu Yang Sin National Park in the Central Highlands province of Daklak.Eames explained to the Daily that once a new road was built through a forest people would come in to start hunting, logging,…... [read more]
