Mui Ca Mau (Ca Mau Cape) National Park in the southernmost province ofCa Mau received the certificate recognizing it as the 2,088 th worldRamsar site at a ceremony on April 13.
As one ofthe three main areas of the UNESCO-recognised Ca Mau Cape BiosphereReserve, the Ca Mau Cape National Park covers 41,862 hectares, including15,262 hectares of land and 26,600 hectares of coastal areas inlow-lying saline land.
Encompassing Dat Mui, Vien Anand Dat Moi communes in Ngoc Hien district, the national park is hometo 93 species of birds, 26 species of mammals, 43 species of reptiles,nine species of amphibians, 233 fish species, including many that arerare.
Ca Mau Cape National Park is the fifth Ramsarsite in Vietnam, together with Xuan Thuy Natural Wetland Reserve in theRed River Delta province of Nam Dinh, Ba Be Lake in the northernmountainous province of Bac Kan, Bau Sau in Cat Tien National Park inthe southern province of Dong Nai and Tram Chim National Park in thesouthern province of Dong Thap.
Speaking at theceremony, Director of Ca Mau Cape National Park Tran Quoc Tuan pledgedto better preserve the Ramsar site in combination with communitydevelopment.
He proposed that the State shouldcontinue to put forth policies to help local people improve their livingstandards, as well as measures to limit migration that may harm thepark’s natural resources.
Tuan also suggested theprovincial People’s Committee and competent agencies invest ininfrastructure, scientific research and eco-tourism development in thepark to create favourable conditions to preserve its biodiversity.-VNA
As one ofthe three main areas of the UNESCO-recognised Ca Mau Cape BiosphereReserve, the Ca Mau Cape National Park covers 41,862 hectares, including15,262 hectares of land and 26,600 hectares of coastal areas inlow-lying saline land.
Encompassing Dat Mui, Vien Anand Dat Moi communes in Ngoc Hien district, the national park is hometo 93 species of birds, 26 species of mammals, 43 species of reptiles,nine species of amphibians, 233 fish species, including many that arerare.
Ca Mau Cape National Park is the fifth Ramsarsite in Vietnam, together with Xuan Thuy Natural Wetland Reserve in theRed River Delta province of Nam Dinh, Ba Be Lake in the northernmountainous province of Bac Kan, Bau Sau in Cat Tien National Park inthe southern province of Dong Nai and Tram Chim National Park in thesouthern province of Dong Thap.
Speaking at theceremony, Director of Ca Mau Cape National Park Tran Quoc Tuan pledgedto better preserve the Ramsar site in combination with communitydevelopment.
He proposed that the State shouldcontinue to put forth policies to help local people improve their livingstandards, as well as measures to limit migration that may harm thepark’s natural resources.
Tuan also suggested theprovincial People’s Committee and competent agencies invest ininfrastructure, scientific research and eco-tourism development in thepark to create favourable conditions to preserve its biodiversity.-VNA
