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Non Nuoc Cao Bang named second global geopark in Vietnam

Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in the northern border province of Cao Bang was recognised as a global geopark by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council in Paris on April 12.
Non Nuoc Cao Bang named second global geopark in Vietnam ảnh 1A view of Ban Gioc Waterfall, which is part of Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark (Photo: VNA)

Paris (VNA) – NonNuoc Cao Bang Geopark in the northern border province of Cao Bang wasrecognised as a global geopark by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council in Parison April 12.

This is the second UNESCO-recognised GlobalGeopark in Vietnam after Dong Van Karst Plateau, which was recognised in 2010.

Non Nuoc Cao Bang is about 300km from Hanoicapital city. It covers more than 3,000 sq.km. in the districts of Ha Quang,Tra Linh, Quang Uyen, Trung Khanh, Ha Lang and Phuc Hoa and part of Hoa An,Nguyen Binh and Thach An districts. 
The geopark is home tofossils, ocean sediment, volcanic rocks, minerals, and especially karstlandscapes, which can give researchers an insight into an over-500-million-yearhistory of the Earth. It is also well known for rich biodiversity and manyindigenous fauna and flora species.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs LeHoai Trung said the Global Geopark title is UNESCO’s recognition of diverselandscapes and spiritual cultural values of the Non Nuoc Cao Bang area. It willalso help the province boost sustainable socio-economic development and improvelocal living standards.

Ambassador Tran Thi Hoang Mai, head of Vietnam’sPermanent Mission to UNESCO, said during the dossier verification process,UNESCO experts highly evaluated the values of the Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark. 

Aside from natural values, she said, it alsocontains a number of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, particularlyrevolutionary relic sites such as special national relic site of Pac Bo, whereNguyen Ai Quoc or President Ho Chi Minh, returned in 1941 to lead the domesticrevolution after spending over 30 years in other countries to seek ways to savethe country.

It is also home to specialnational relic site of Tran Hung Dao Forest, where then General Vo Nguyen Giap in1944 established the Vietnam Propaganda and Liberation Army, the predecessor ofthe Vietnam People’s Army today.

Chairman of the Cao Bang People’s CommitteeHoang Xuan Anh pledged that local authorities and people will associate theconservation and development of Non Nuoc the Cao Bang Global Geopark with localsocio-economic development in a sustainable manner.

Non Nuoc Cao Bang was established in 2015. InNovember 2016, Cao Bang submitted a dossier to UNESCO to seek the globalgeopark recognition. A survey team of UNESCO came to the province in July 2017to make assessment of the park’s values and conservation work.-VNA
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