A successful case in wetland resource management : XUAN THUY ...
A successful case in wetland resource management : XUAN THUY ...
A successful case in wetland resource management : XUAN THUY ...
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1. Introduction<br />
State of <strong>wetland</strong> <strong>resource</strong>s <strong>in</strong> Vietnam<br />
- Total <strong>wetland</strong> areas: about 10 mill hectares,<br />
account<strong>in</strong>g for 30% of total area of the country.<br />
- With various types of habitats (grassland, mangrove<br />
forest, estuary, freshwater reservoir, etc.<br />
- High biodiversity: many endemic, endangered species,<br />
-There are 68 <strong>wetland</strong> areas with national and <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />
importance (VEPA, 2001), <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 2 Ramsar site (Xuan<br />
Thuy, Bau Sau).<br />
- Million Vietnamese people are rely<strong>in</strong>g on these<br />
<strong>resource</strong>s.<br />
- Play an important role <strong>in</strong> Vietnamese people’s culture<br />
and ritual for thousands of years.
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