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The Nicobar pigeon, a species noted as globally endangered, has been spotted in Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Bach Ma and Con Dao National Parks have been nominated to become the 54th and 55th ASEAN Heritage Parks at the 33rd ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting on the Environment, held in Cambodia from October 3-7.

The Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau released 122,867 baby turtles into the ocean between January and September.

In order to conserve sea turtles, Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau, has implemented a program of artificial turtle hatching. Nearly 123.000 baby turtles were hatched successfully and released into the sea in the first nine months of the year.

The management authority of the Con Dao National Park on the island of Con Dao in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has agreed to lease more than 70 hectares of land to the Saigon Pearl Investment Co., Ltd for the development of an eco-tourism project.

The practice of leasing out forest areas to develop eco-tourism in Con Dao National Park has shown initially good outcomes.

An eco-tourism site will be developed in Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau by Con Dao Resort Travel Joint Stock Company.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has planned to establish 17 eco-tourism areas under a tourism development project at its Con Dao National Park until 2030.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will build 17 eco-tourism routes under a tourism development project at the Con Dao National Park for 2021-2030.

Vietnam became a member of the Ramsar Convention in 1989. So far, nine wetlands in the country have been recognised as Ramsar sites – wetlands of international importance.

The Vietnamese Government has engaged in various international commitments to enhance management and preserve vulnerable and endangered marine turtles, said Director General of the Directorate of Fisheries Tran Dinh Luan on October 21.

Keeping the Con Dao National Park clean and conserving biodiversity is the top priority for its management board.

Forest rangers of the Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, on July 4, rescued a rare sea turtle trapped by plastic waste in the park’s conserved sea area.

Con Dao National Park is one of the most popular coral reef diving destinations in Vietnam. With coral cover of about 65 percent, it has some of the most gorgeous jagged coral reefs in the country.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas (IUCN Green List) was introduced at a workshop held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on March 27.

Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has been working hard to conserve sea turtles for years, becoming an ideal nesting destination for the rare species in Vietnam.

Con Dao National Park actually started protecting sea turtles in 1991. Statistics from the park show that about 750,000 baby turtles have been released into the sea in the past five years.

The management board of the Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has sent a dossier to the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature an Environment (VACNE), asking for the recognition of its three ancient trees as Vietnam heritage trees.

Around 200 hectares of bleached corals around Con Dao Island have recovered naturally, the management of the Con Dao National Park has said.