Vietnam showed off the most stunning images of the Dong Van KarstPlateau Geo-Park in the northernmost province of Ha Giang at a recentlyconcluded geofest in Langakawi archipelago, Malaysia’s Kedah state.
TheVietnamese delegation, led by Vice Chairman of the Ha Giang People’sCommittee Tran Duc Quy, also displayed some local special products.
JoiningVietnam at the event were other countries home to geo-parks inAsia-Pacific such as Indonesia , Thailand, and the Republic ofKorea, which shared their information and expertise in the field withan aim to increase public and tourist awareness of the importance ofnature conservation with the consideration of biodiversity andgeo-diversity.
Chief Executive Officer of the LangkawiDevelopment Authority Khalid Ramli said maintaining a network ofcooperation among countries with existing geo-parks or which aredeveloping them is important to improving the various aspects ofgeo-park development.
Vice Chairman Quy told Vietnam News Agencycorrespondents in Malaysia that Vietnam ’s engagement in this eventwas to promote tourism and learn from other countries’ tourismdevelopment experience.
Dong Van plateau was recognised as amember of the Global Network of National Geoparks in 2010, becomingVietnam’s first geological park and the second in Southeast Asia.
Covering a total area of 2,356 km2, it is 80 percent limestone andcontains the fossils of thousands of species of prehistoric creaturesfrom 400-600 million years ago.
It is also home toover 250,000 people from 17 different ethnic groups, who boast uniquecultures that have been fostered over the centuries.
Recently, 14archaeological sites were excavated in the plateau, which covers DongVan, Meo Vac, and Yen Minh districts, revealing hundreds of relicsbelieved to appear in the prehistoric and protohistoric times.
InSeptember 2014, the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geo-Park was re-recognisedas a member of the Global Network of National Geo-parks for the2015-2018 period.-VNA
TheVietnamese delegation, led by Vice Chairman of the Ha Giang People’sCommittee Tran Duc Quy, also displayed some local special products.
JoiningVietnam at the event were other countries home to geo-parks inAsia-Pacific such as Indonesia , Thailand, and the Republic ofKorea, which shared their information and expertise in the field withan aim to increase public and tourist awareness of the importance ofnature conservation with the consideration of biodiversity andgeo-diversity.
Chief Executive Officer of the LangkawiDevelopment Authority Khalid Ramli said maintaining a network ofcooperation among countries with existing geo-parks or which aredeveloping them is important to improving the various aspects ofgeo-park development.
Vice Chairman Quy told Vietnam News Agencycorrespondents in Malaysia that Vietnam ’s engagement in this eventwas to promote tourism and learn from other countries’ tourismdevelopment experience.
Dong Van plateau was recognised as amember of the Global Network of National Geoparks in 2010, becomingVietnam’s first geological park and the second in Southeast Asia.
Covering a total area of 2,356 km2, it is 80 percent limestone andcontains the fossils of thousands of species of prehistoric creaturesfrom 400-600 million years ago.
It is also home toover 250,000 people from 17 different ethnic groups, who boast uniquecultures that have been fostered over the centuries.
Recently, 14archaeological sites were excavated in the plateau, which covers DongVan, Meo Vac, and Yen Minh districts, revealing hundreds of relicsbelieved to appear in the prehistoric and protohistoric times.
InSeptember 2014, the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geo-Park was re-recognisedas a member of the Global Network of National Geo-parks for the2015-2018 period.-VNA
