Environment
InfographicNine world recognised Ramsar sites in Vietnam
Vietnam owns nine world recognised Ramsar sites.
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Vietnam’s wetlands under threat
Wetlands in Vietnam are under threat from both natural factors and human activities.
Environment
InfographicEight world Ramsar sites in Vietnam
February is the World Wetlands Day. The World Wetlands Day 2018 has the theme "wetlands for a sustainable urban future".
Environment
IUCN launches wetlands project
The International Union for Conservation of Nature launched a regional project to enhance the resilience of wetlands in Lower Mekong countries on the occasion of World Wetlands Day (February 2).
Environment
Ramsar sites - “Home” to rare marine species
Wetlands play a very important role in the country’s socio- economic development, environment, culture and history, particularly biodiversity conservation, because they are "home” to a lot of rare species which are at high risk of extinction.
Society
Climate change a threat to Mekong Delta
Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue emphasized that climate change is posing serious threats to the Mekong Delta, which produces half of Vietnam’s rice output.
Environment
Seawater intrudes Ramsar sites in Mekong Delta
Due to prolonged drought, sea water has intruded the world Ramsar sites in the Mekong Delta, damaging their inundated ecosystem and the rare flora and fauna.
Travel
Mekong Delta holds beguiling charms
The vast natural and cultural treasures of southern Vietnam will be the fitting focus of National Tourism Year 2016.
World
Cambodia has 4th Ramsar site
Cambodia’s Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary, located in the heart of the Tonle Sap Lake, has been recognised as a Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site).
Environment
Lang Sen Wetland Reserve becomes Vietnam’s 7th Ramsar site
The People’s Committee of southern Long An province held a ceremony to receive a certificate recognising Lang Sen Wetland Reserve as a Ramsar site in Vietnam on November 27.
Environment
Bird sanctuary in Mekong Delta recognised as national heritage site
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism last week recognised Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong province of Dong Thap as a national heritage site.
Environment
Greener Con Dao National Park targeted
Con Dao National Park is implementing a number of biodiversity
conversation strategies that will have a global and national impact,
Tran Dinh Hue, Vice Director of the park, said.
Con Dao national park recognised world’s Ramsar site
The picturesque Con Dao national park in the southern coastal
province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has been internationally recognised as
Vietnam’s first ever sea Ramsar site, according to the Ramsar
Convention.
Ca Mau promotes trade with ASEAN
In recent years, the southernmost province of Ca Mau’s economy always
maintains high growth, with annual GDP growth of over 10 percent. The
economic structure is shifting in the expected pattern, characterised by
an increasing proportion of industry and services. The economic
competitiveness, quality and efficiency is significantly improved.
Environment
Strategy sets targets for biodiversity preservation
Vietnam will improve the quality and expand the area of protected
natural reserves by 2020 as set in the National Strategy on
Biodiversity, which was introduced at a workshop in Hanoi on September
24.
Ca Mau Cape national park to become world Ramsar
Mui Ca Mau (Ca Mau Cape) National Park in the southernmost province of
Ca Mau will be recognised as a new Ramsar site of the world and the
fifth in Vietnam.
Tram Chim National Park a new Ramsar site
The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on May 22 held a ceremony to
receive a certificate recognising Tram Chim National Park as a Ramsar
site of wetlands of international importance.
Environment
Mekong Delta seeks sustainable wetland usage
The fourth forum on natural resources and cultural preservation, towards
the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta, took place in the
southern province of Dong Thap on May 21.
