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Cat Tien – Vietnam’s first national park on the IUCN Green List

Cat Tien – Vietnam’s first national park on the IUCN Green List

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on June 21 added Cat Tien National Park in southern Vietnam to its Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas. This made Cat Tien become the first national park and the second conservation area in Vietnam to receive the prestigious designation.

Jake Brunner (L) - IUCN's representative in a ceremony to award GL certificate to Cat Tien National Park (Photo: iucn.org)

Cat Tien national park officially joins IUCN green list

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently added Cat Tien National Park in southern Vietnam to its Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, making it the 72nd in the world and the second in Vietnam to achieve the distinction.

Vietnam advised to promote development of forest-based ecotourism

Vietnam advised to promote development of forest-based ecotourism

Boasting great resources of forest and forest land, Vietnam is advised to develop forest ecosystem services, especially forest-based ecotourism to create jobs and improve incomes for locals, contributing to sustainable poverty reduction among mountainous communities.
Ten protected areas in Vietnam join IUCN Green List

Ten protected areas in Vietnam join IUCN Green List

Ten protected areas in Vietnam have participated in The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas (IUCN Green List) which is a set of global standards on successful conservation.
Four smugglers of pangolin scales jailed

Four smugglers of pangolin scales jailed

The People’s Court of Hanoi on July 12 sentenced three women and one man to a total 18 years in prison for illegally transporting and trading 984kg of pangolin scales, one of the largest cases of wildlife trafficking detected so far in Vietnam.
Project develops medicinal plants in Ben En National Park

Project develops medicinal plants in Ben En National Park

Given the rich biodiversity of the Ben En National Park, its Management Board has carried out a scientific project on surveying and assessing the situation and conserving and sustainably developing medicinal plants in the park.
Results of flood-based livelihood project in Mekong Delta reviewed

Results of flood-based livelihood project in Mekong Delta reviewed

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on November 12 organised a closing workshop for the flood-based livelihood project in support of the water retention strategy for the Mekong Delta via video teleconference to review the results and encourage the up-scaling of the project in the region.
Populations of endangered species found in Kon Tum

Populations of endangered species found in Kon Tum

The newly-spotted groups of rare animals include the grey-shanked douc langur, northern yellow-cheeked gibbon, Owston's palm civet, Asian black bear, pygmy slow loris, otter, wildcat and many others.