K50 waterfall in Kon Ha Nung Biosphere Reserve in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Management boardsof biosphere reserves nationwide have taken initiatives and solutions to conserve and sustainablyuse natural resources, thus implementing Vietnam’s sustainable developmentgoals and promoting tourism development, according to Deputy Minister ofNatural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan.
The world biosphere reserves in Vietnam are not onlyUNESCO-recognised designations but are also gradually becoming models ofsustainable socio-economic development for local communities, Nhan said.
As areas with special nature and biodiversity values, the 11world biosphere reserves in Vietnam have been recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganisation (UNESCO) and play a crucial role in conserving anddeveloping ecosystems, preserving the environment and adapting to climatechange.
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Accordingto Nguyen Chi Thanh, Director of the ResearchCentre for Forests and Wetlands under the Vietnam Union of Science and TechnologyAssociations, the wetland ecosystem in Can Gio Mangrove BiosphereReserve in Can Gio district, Ho Chi Minh City, is extremely valuable, helping createurban green areas and landscapes, protect and prevent coastal erosion, and respondto climate change, especially sea level rise and high temperature.
Brown-shanked douc langurs in Son Tra Peninsula (Photo:VNA) Meanwhile,Ca Mau Cape World Biosphere Reserve with the core areas of Ca Mau Cape National Park, U Minh HaNational Park and Western coastal protectionforest of the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, and its bufferzones, have created a large corridor of diverse landscapes and ecosystems,including mangrove ecosystems, mudflats, peat swamp forest and marine ecosystem.It is home to rich biological and geological resources with high conservationvalue.
Mangrove forests in the Ca Mau Cape National Parkplay an important role in protecting, preventing winds and erosion; improving theenvironmental, reducing temperature fluctuations, and regulating rainfall,contributing to climate change adaptation and rising sea levels.
A representative of the Can Gio MangroveBiosphere Reserve Management Board, said the unit has implemented various research, and conductedresource assessment programmes with the aim of increasing forest coverage,conserving biodiversity, and promoting sustainable development.
It has also focused on conservation and development activities, promotingconservation and development efforts in buffer and transitional zones of the reserve;as well as investing in developing systems of bridges, roads, canals, and pathsin the forest, facilitating the inspection and conservation work, and socio-economicdevelopment.
Recently, the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee issued aResolution on developing Can Gio district until 2030, aiming to turn Can Gio into ahigh-end resort and eco-tourism city in the region.
To that end, efforts to manage, protect and sustainably develop the CanGio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve into a model of the harmonisation of biodiversityconservation and natural ecosystems, improvement of livelihood and communitywell-being, and promotion of traditional cultural values and sustainable greeneconomic growth.
HCM City has mechanisms and policies in place to attractscientists, businesses, and the local community to actively join and collaboratewith the municipal authorities in managing, conserving, restoring and developingmangrove forest areas to maximise the role and value of the biosphere reserve.
At the Ca Mau Cape Biosphere Reserve, management and conservation activities fornatural resources and biodiversity conservation have been implemented actively through different measures.
The Ca Mau Cape Biosphere Reserve Management Board has cooperatedwith a number of organisations and units to investigate and build a database ofwild animals in the Ca Mau Cape National Park.
Attention has been paid to combining conservation and development, andpromoting ecotourism activities in localities, helping create livelihoods for locals, and protecting ecosystems and biodiversity of thebiosphere reserve.
Prof. Nguyen Hoang Tri, Chairman of the NationalCommittee for Humans and Biosphere of Vietnam, said the successful conservationof biodiversity and nature in biosphere reserves in Vietnam is an importantbasis for attracting tourists and promoting tourism development.
Typical products and services associated with the biosphere reserves willcontribute to promoting economic development and creating harmonious andsustainable development, he said./.
