A snapshot of Cu Lao Cham - Hoi An World Biosphere Reserve

Thursday, November 14, 2024, 18:22 (GMT+7)
Located downstream of the Thu Bon River, the Cu Lao Cham - Hoi An World Biosphere Reserve has a total area of about 33,475 hectares, divided into three functional zones, namely the core zone, the buffer zone, and the transitional zone. It is among few biosphere reserves with high biodiversity, carrying the distinctive features of the Southern Central Coast’s ecosystem, possessing great potential and overwhelming advantages for tourism and marine economic development, holding a position of importance in terms of defence and security

Conserving and developing marine biodiversity

Friday, June 07, 2019, 09:25 (GMT+7)
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, Vietnam is a top country with great marine biodiversity in the world. It possesses many kinds of marine ecosystems, creatures, and genes. Currently, we have studied and acknowledged 20 types of marine ecosystems, such as estuary, mangrove forest, protection forest, coral reef, seagrass, and 11,000 species of living creatures, many of which are of high economic value