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The Cu Lao Cham Marine Reserve in the central province of Quang Nam is implementing a project establishing a coastal fisheries management and development model for the country, funded by the Korea Fisheries Resource Agency (FIRA).

Less tourism activities and waste around the Cham Islands – a world biodiversity reserve site – would help the marine ecosystem in waters off the islands recover after the two-month social distancing order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cu Lao Cham is a cluster of eight islands, including Hon Lao, followed by Hon Kho Me, Hon Kho Con, Hon La, Hon Dai, Hon Mo, Hon Tai and Hon Ong.

Tourism in Cu Lao Cham Island in general and coral diving in particular has attracted more tourists, contributing to the development of the tourism sector in the island

Hai Tang Pagoda is an ancient pagoda on Cu Lao Cham Island in Hoi An Ancient Town, central Quang Nam Province. It was built in 1758 to worship the Buddha and gods.

Arriving in Hon Lang wharf of the Cu Lao Cham island, tourists will immediately sea Tan Hiep seafood market and find it hard to resist the attraction of this market.

A celebration was held in Quang Nam province to mark the 20th anniversary of UNESCO’s recognition of Hoi An and My Son as World Heritage sites.

The central coastal province of Quang Nam has attained significant achievements in preserving its Hoi An ancient city and My Son Sanctuary after 20 years they received the UNESCO World Heritage Sites status.

A water shortage in central Quang Nam province’s Hoi An city is greatly affecting the lives of thousands of locals and tourists.

The Cham Islands’ Marine Protected Area (MPA) management board, in cooperation with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has launched a new garbage sorting programme as part of efforts to reduce plastic waste in Vietnam.

A ceremony was held on Cu Lao Cham island, Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, on May 25 to mark the 10th anniversary of the recognition by UNESCO of the island as a world biosphere reserve.

Coral reefs have been revived on an area of 2,000sq.m in water off the Cham Island Maritime Protected Area (MPA) after a pilot project that ran from 2015-17.

Nearly 200 objects from shipwrecks in Vietnamese waters are on display at an exhibition that opened in the central coastal province of Quang Ngai on January 29.

More than 500 ceramic and porcelain objects retrieved from ancient shipwrecks in Vietnam’s sea are being on display at an exhibition opened at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi on January 18.

A large area of sea grass on the Cham Islands, off the coast of Hoi An, have been damaged due to the rapid increase in speed boats over the past several decades—another sign that mass tourism and unsustainable development threaten the rich ecosystem on the islands.

Vietnam has strongly committed to reducing plastic waste country-wide and in the long term, working to eliminate the issue all together.

IUCN has launched a communication campaign to cut the use of plastic bags on Ly Son island, as a prelude to its sea turtle conservation programme on the island.

A project to encourage more people to cycle and help the environment has won a global award.

Ten artists from the Republic of Korea have resumed painting a mural in the coastal Tam Thanh commune in Tam Ky city of Quang Nam province.

The central province of Quang Nam, in cooperation with the Institute for Conservation of Monuments under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will begin an urgent project to protect the B3 tower in the UNESCO-recognised My Son Sanctuary from collapse before the rainy season.