The Prime Minister has approved a master plan on biodiversity conservation through 2020 with a vision towards 2030.
According to the Government Portal, the master plan aims to preserveand develop important natural ecosystems, valuable and endangeredgenetic sources. It will also maintain and strengthen ecosystem servicesin response to climate change in order to boost national sustainabledevelopment.
Under the plan, by 2020, biodiversityconservation will be carried out in eight geographical regionsnationwide with four types of conservation, namely natural ecosystem,conservation area, biodiversity conservation centre and biodiversitycorridor.
In the northeastern region, conservation activitiescover natural forest ecosystems of Red River, Lo River and Gam River;the limestone ecosystems in Tuyen Quang, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Bac Kan,Cao Bang and Quang Ninh provinces, and the wetland ecosystems in Dam Haand Yen Hung (Quang Ninh province).
Three biodiversity conservation centres on animals, plants and herbal gardens will be established.
A biodiversity conservation corridor with an area of around 506hectares will be set up between Na Hang Nature Reserve and Ba BeNational Park in Bac Kan province.
In the Red River delta,natural salt-tolerant forest ecosystems in Hai Phong and Thai Binhand important wetland ecosystems in Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh provinceswill be preserved.
For south-central region, preservation will becarried out in the natural forest ecosystems in Cai River, Con River,Da Nang River, Ba River, Tra Khuc River and Thu Bon River; coral reefand sea-grass ecosystems in Cu lao Cham, Ninh Hai, Vinh Hy bay, Cam Ranhbay, Thuy Trien lagoon, Van Phong bay; and wetland ecosystems.
Under the master plan, 46 conservation areas will be establishedwith a total area of 567,000 hectares in the 2016-2020 period.
By2030, 20 other conservation areas will be established, raising thetotal number to 219 with the aggregate area of over 3 millionhectares.-VNA
According to the Government Portal, the master plan aims to preserveand develop important natural ecosystems, valuable and endangeredgenetic sources. It will also maintain and strengthen ecosystem servicesin response to climate change in order to boost national sustainabledevelopment.
Under the plan, by 2020, biodiversityconservation will be carried out in eight geographical regionsnationwide with four types of conservation, namely natural ecosystem,conservation area, biodiversity conservation centre and biodiversitycorridor.
In the northeastern region, conservation activitiescover natural forest ecosystems of Red River, Lo River and Gam River;the limestone ecosystems in Tuyen Quang, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Bac Kan,Cao Bang and Quang Ninh provinces, and the wetland ecosystems in Dam Haand Yen Hung (Quang Ninh province).
Three biodiversity conservation centres on animals, plants and herbal gardens will be established.
A biodiversity conservation corridor with an area of around 506hectares will be set up between Na Hang Nature Reserve and Ba BeNational Park in Bac Kan province.
In the Red River delta,natural salt-tolerant forest ecosystems in Hai Phong and Thai Binhand important wetland ecosystems in Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh provinceswill be preserved.
For south-central region, preservation will becarried out in the natural forest ecosystems in Cai River, Con River,Da Nang River, Ba River, Tra Khuc River and Thu Bon River; coral reefand sea-grass ecosystems in Cu lao Cham, Ninh Hai, Vinh Hy bay, Cam Ranhbay, Thuy Trien lagoon, Van Phong bay; and wetland ecosystems.
Under the master plan, 46 conservation areas will be establishedwith a total area of 567,000 hectares in the 2016-2020 period.
By2030, 20 other conservation areas will be established, raising thetotal number to 219 with the aggregate area of over 3 millionhectares.-VNA
