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HCM City’s Can Gio reserve nominated as Ramsar site

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has nominated Can Gio Biosphere Reserve on its outskirts as a Ramsar site, a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
HCM City’s Can Gio reserve nominated as Ramsar site ảnh 1Can Gio Biosphere Reserve includes a mangrove area of nearly 35,000 hectares with an abundance of ecosystems and wildlife. (Photo: vietnamnet.vn)

Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has nominated Can Gio BiosphereReserve on its outskirts as a Ramsar site, a wetland of internationalimportance under the Ramsar Convention.

The municipal administrationsent a dispatch to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, asking it to issue guidelines enabling the administration to complete procedures and necessary workfor the nomination.

According to the Can GioBiosphere Reserve Management Board, the reserve meets four out of the eightcriteria of a Ramsar site, which makes it eligible for the nomination.

The reserve is home to various rare fauna species listed as endangered and also a sanctuary for over 20,000 birds. Besides, it serves as a popular habitat and reproduction site for diverse fishspecies.

It includes a mangrove areaof nearly 35,000 hectares with an abundance of ecosystems and wildlife, andcontributes to socio-economic growth, environmental protection, and stabilityin the lives of residents in the city and neighbouring localities.

It was recognised as Vietnam’sfirst international biosphere reserve in early 2000.

Vietnam targets having 13 Ramsar sites by 2025, with nine of the country’s wetlands already recognised./.

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