A corner of Bai Tu Long National Park (Source: VNA)
Quang Ninh (VNA) – Bai Tu Long National Park in the northern provinceof Quang Ninh has been named the 38th ASEAN Heritage Park.
The title awarding ceremony was held by the Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the localPeople’s Committee in Ha Long city on May 19, coinciding with a ceremony tomark International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22) and InternationalMigratory Bird Day (May 10).
ASEAN Heritage Park programme is an initiative of the ASEAN Working Group onNature Conservation and Biodiversity implemented since 2002.
Bai Tu Long National Park meets all criteria to become an ASEAN Heritage Park,including ecological integrity, representativeness, nature, preservation,management and conservation plan and legality.
Earlier, the title was bestowed on five national parks in Vietnam, including BaBe, Hoang Lien, Kon Ka Kinh, Chu Mom Ray and U Minh Thuong.
Over the past years, Bai Tu Long National Park has saved, taken care of andreleased to the nature over 200 forest animals and five sea turtles. It has alsojoined hands with international organisations to implement such projects as seaturtle preservation, enhancing management capacity and biodiversityconservation, and supporting eco-tourism development and environmentaleducation.
At the event, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen LinhNgoc stressed that the Government has paid special attention to fleshing outpreservation work to safeguard biodiversity.
A biodiversity action plan has been carried out in 43 cities and provinceswhile provincial biodiversity conservation planning has been mapped out in 16localities, he said.
In a bid to promote biodiversity preservation, Ngoc asked the public,especially young people, to raise awareness of the role of biodiversity andsustainable tourism in socio-economic development.
The official also called for the promotion of communication work to implementlegal regulations on biodiversity conservation and campaigns to protect theenvironment.
Quang Ninh is now home to 4,350 species of fauna and flora, including 154 specieslisted in Vietnam’s Red Book. However, local ecological systems are beingdegraded and damaged by human economic activities. Tigers, bears and horsesvanished from the province while coral reefs have been spoilt.
On the occasion, a conference on biodiversity and sustainable tourism tookplace, discussing measures to boost sustainable tourism development incombination with biodiversity preservation Bai Tu Long National Park and HaLong Bay.-VNA
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A corner of Bai Tu Long National Park (Source: VNA) 
