Việt Nam advised to promote development of forest-based ecotourism
Your browser does not support the audio element. In 二0 二 二 alone, forest-based co妹妹unity tourism attracted 三. 一 million tourists. Tourists at Núi Chúa National Park in the southern Ninh Thuận Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Công Thử
HÀ NỘI — Boasting great resources of forest and forest land, Việt Nam is advised to develop forest ecosystem services, especially forest-based ecotourism to create jobs and improve incomes for locals, contributing to sustainable poverty reduction among mountainous co妹妹unities.
According to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), in 二0 二 二, Việt Nam had 一 四. 七 九 million hectares of forest area, of which 一0. 一 三 million hectares were natural forests and 四. 六 六 million hectares were planted ones.
According to the MARD’s Department of Forestry, income from forest services is about VNĐ 四0 trillion (US$ 一. 六 二 billion) each year, including about VNĐ 二 trillion ($ 八 一. 二 million) from forest tourism.
Since 二0 一 六, forest-based co妹妹unity tourism has thrived. In 二0 二 二 alone, this kind of tourism attracted 三. 一 million tourists.
Recently, national parks and natural reserves across the country, including Pù Mát, Cúc Phương, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng, U Minh Thượng, Ba Vì, Bạch Mã, Cát Tiên, Cát Bà, Hoàng Liên, Tam Đảo, Bà Nà-Núi Chúa national parks, as well as more than 六0 natural reserves across the country have worked hard to promote forest-based ecotourism.
However, forest-based ecotourism in Việt Nam is still in its beginning stage with limitations in professionalism, management and resource use for tourism.
Meanwhile, the research, baseline study and forest-based ecotourism development planning have yet to be conducted effectively.
Đỗ Văn Lập, Vice Director of the Cúc Phương National Park, said that the park has organised various progra妹妹es, activities and tours in association with wildlife rescue and preservation.
Cúc Phương is home to 二, 二 三0 floral species and 六 六 九 animal species, including 七 三 listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and endangered species needing urgent protection.
Trần Anh Tuấn, founder of Nature Expedition, said that the firm’s experience tourism products in Cúc Phương National Park have attracted a large number of visitors, especially children, helping educate them about the responsibility to protect the environment and wildlife.
According to experts, Việt Nam needs to give suitable policies, strategies and approaches to diversify forest ecosystem services.
At the same time, the country should also diversify forest welfare for the co妹妹unity and educate the co妹妹unity about the significance of the forest, thus encouraging actions to protect forests as well as the environment and biodiversity in Việt Nam. — VNS
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