A ceremony was held on Cu Lao Cham island, Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, on May 25 to mark the 10th anniversary of the recognition by UNESCO of the island as a world biosphere reserve.
Quang Nam (VNA) – A ceremony was held on Cu Lao Chamisland, Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, on May 25 to mark the10th anniversary of the recognition by UNESCO of the island as aworld biosphere reserve.
Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Hoi An People’sCommittee Nguyen The Hung said the life of locals on the island has seenunceasing improvement, and the reserve has affirmed its position in the heartof domestic and foreign tourists. All this has strengthened the resolve ofresidents and authorities in keeping and improving the nature there.
In 2009 when it was recognized, Cu Lao Cham welcomed only15,000 tourists but the figure last year rose to 415,000. Currently, there areno poor households on the island and the annual per capita income of thecommunity there is 42 million VND (1,800 USD).
In the core of the reserve, over the past 10 years, the seapreservation and environment protection has always been a focus of attentionfrom residents and administration. The local economic structure has also seen astrong shift to tourism and services.
Cu Lao Cham is taken as a vivid evidence of the harmonious linkbetween the nature and the human being.
Currently Vietnam is home to nine world biospherereserves.-VNA
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A corner of Cu Lao Cham island (Photo: VNA) 
