Development plan for Langbiang Biosphere Reserve approved
The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has recently approved the development and management plan of the Langbiang Biosphere Reserve in five years from 2018.
Langbiang Biosphere was added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of the International Co-ordinating Council of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme in June, 2015. (Photo: ig-vast.ac.vn)
Lam Dong (VNA) – The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has recentlyapproved the development and management plan of the Langbiang Biosphere Reservein five years from 2018.
Under the plan, the management board of the reserve will carry out variousprogrammes to protect natural resources and cultural values as well as supporteconomic and tourism development.
Total capital for the projects will be 49 billion VND (2.15 million USD), ofwhich 16 billion VND (704,000 USD) comes from the official developmentassistance.
The Langbiang Biosphere was added to the WorldNetwork of Biosphere Reserves of the International Co-ordinating Council ofUNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) in June, 2015.
The reserve covers an area of 275,439 hectares to the north of Lam Dong, withits core area of 56,000ha encompassing Bi Dup-Nui Ba National Park. An 86,000habuffer zone, in which human settlements are permitted, surrounds the reserve.
The area is home to more than 2,000 floraspecies and nearly 400 fauna species, of which 153 species are named in VietNam's Red Book, and 154 are included in the Red List of the International Unionfor Conservation of Nature.
The reserve is located in the famed Da Lat city at the highest altitude,compared to the country's other biosphere reserves, with Bidoup peak measuring2,287m high in Da Nhim village. The highest Bidoup peak is known as the Roof ofthe Central Highlands.
Moreover, it has been highly praised by touristsand experts due to its biodiversity, special natural landscapes with highmountains and beautiful waterfalls, and its rich culture displayed by localinhabitants from different ethnic groups.
Alongside Lang Biang, other Vietnam’s UNESCO-recognisedbiosphere reserves are Can Gio Mangrove, Cat Ba, Cat Tien, Cu Lao Cham-Hoi An,Kien Giang, Cape Ca Mau, the Song Hong (Red River) Delta and Western Nghe An.-VNA
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Langbiang Biosphere was added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of the International Co-ordinating Council of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme in June, 2015. (Photo: ig-vast.ac.vn) 
