Cat Tien Park ready for world natural heritage status
Experts from the IUCN are preparing the dossiers of the Cat Tien National Park to be submitted to the UNESCO for recognition as a world natural heritage.
Experts from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have toured Dong Nai, Binh Phuoc and Lam Dong provinces to prepare the dossiers of the Cat Tien National Park to be submitted to the UNESCO for recognition as a world natural heritage. An IUCN representative said that they had working sessions with leaders of the three provinces on September 17 and will inspect the park and meet the people and authorities of its buffer zones until September 26.
After that, they plan to interview the people and authorities of the provinces on the outstanding features and endemicity of this area as well as the natural conservation management work at the park.
Covering over 71,900 ha in the three provinces, the Cat Tien National Park is now one of the six world biosphere reserves in Vietnam and one of the four nominations for UNESCO recognition as a world natural heritage.
The park has a rich flora with 1,610 species, including 39 listed in the Red Book. Its also boasts 105 fauna species of fauna.
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