Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of HaGiang has been recognised as a member of the Global Network ofNational Geoparks (GGN).
The news was announced bythe Vietnamese delegation attending the European Geoparks Conference inLesvos , Greece , on Oct. 3.
The plateau has nowbecome the first geological park in Vietnam and the second geologicalpark in Southeast Asia after Langkawi Geological Park inMalaysia.
The GGN proposed Vietnam develops amaster development plan to encourage people to preserve cultural andgeological heritage values together with local sustainable development.
The park is expected to eliminate poverty through sustainable economic development in Ha Giang province.
The document on Dong Van Stone Plateau was among six dossiers approved at the conference.
DongVan, which has remained untouched for hundreds of millions of years,has mammoth rocks spread over four districts – Quan Ba, Yen Minh, MeoVac, and Dong Van – and is 1,000m above sea level.
Theplateau is made up of at least 80 percent limestone and has fossils ofthousands of species of ancient creatures from 400-600 million yearsago.
It is also home to several cultures that sprung upover the centuries. The 574-sq.km plateau now has 250,000 peoplebelonging to 17 ethnic groups./.
The news was announced bythe Vietnamese delegation attending the European Geoparks Conference inLesvos , Greece , on Oct. 3.
The plateau has nowbecome the first geological park in Vietnam and the second geologicalpark in Southeast Asia after Langkawi Geological Park inMalaysia.
The GGN proposed Vietnam develops amaster development plan to encourage people to preserve cultural andgeological heritage values together with local sustainable development.
The park is expected to eliminate poverty through sustainable economic development in Ha Giang province.
The document on Dong Van Stone Plateau was among six dossiers approved at the conference.
DongVan, which has remained untouched for hundreds of millions of years,has mammoth rocks spread over four districts – Quan Ba, Yen Minh, MeoVac, and Dong Van – and is 1,000m above sea level.
Theplateau is made up of at least 80 percent limestone and has fossils ofthousands of species of ancient creatures from 400-600 million yearsago.
It is also home to several cultures that sprung upover the centuries. The 574-sq.km plateau now has 250,000 peoplebelonging to 17 ethnic groups./.
