The U Minh Thuong National Park is the fifth biosphere reserve in Vietnam recognised by UNESCO and the eighth ramsar site in the country. It is a tourist site that should not be missed when visiting the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang.
Professionalizing ecotourism activities at U Minh Thuong National biosphere in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is a focus to improve the park experience, with an array of innovative tourism products.
Tourists have started flocking again to U Minh Thuong National Park, the southern province of Kien Giang, after months of closure to prevent the COVID-19 spread and wildfire.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is planning to develop eco-tourism in the U Minh Thuong National Park into an important service sector through making the most appropriate use of the forest’s potential.
The U Minh Thuong National Park in the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang province has built a digital map on areas at high risk of forest fires in an attempt to prevent and tackle such disasters during the 2020-2021 dry season, Deputy Director of the park Tran Van Thang has said.
Authorities in the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands regions are taking precautionary measures to protect forests facing high risk of fires due to the prolonged hot and dry weather.
U Minh Thuong National Park, one of the two most important peatland areas in Vietnam, boasts unique and rare features that are hard to be found anywhere else in the country and the world.
Situated at approximately 65 kilometers to the Southwest from Rach Gia, U Minh Thuong National Park is one of the three areas recognised the world’s biosphere reserve by UNESCO in Kien Giang Province.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, home to one of the hottest holiday spots in Vietnam – Phu Quoc Island, has experienced a boom in tourism over the last few years.
The southern province of Kien Giang is carrying out a project to develop eco-tourism in U Minh Thuong National Park for 2019-2020 with a vision to 2030, with a total investment of over 150 billion VND (6.46 million USD)
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has some 13,000ha of forests facing a major threat of fires in An Minh, Hon Dat, Giang Thanh, and Phu Quoc districts.
As many as 140 hectares of forest will be planted in U Minh Thuong National Mark in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang in 2018, while various measures will be carried out to preserve biodiversity in the park, said director of the park Pham Quoc Dan.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is working on measures to cope with saltwater intrusion, according to the provincial Irrigation Sub-Department.
The Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve has made significant progresses in terms of ecological diversity and biodiversity preservation, heard a recent workshop in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.
with prominent biodiversity of a special wetland, the U Minh Thuong National Park in Kien Giang province was recognised as the 2,228th Ramsar site in the world.
The U Minh Thuong National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang was recognised as Vietnam’s 8 th Ramsar site at a ceremony held on February 22.
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