The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recently recognized the western part of Vietnam's central Nghe An province as a world biosphere reserve, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Thursday.
The Nghe An biosphere reserve site covers 1.3 million hectares with the Pu Mat National Park being the site's core zone. The park has valuable fauna and flora resources.
About 130 animal species, 295 kinds of birds, 54 amphibian species, 84 fish species, 39 kinds of bats, 305 day-butterfly species, 14 turtle species, and thousands of insect species are living in the reserve.
According to the UNESCO, the site, which borders Laos, has remarkably high biodiversity, ranging from low land monsoonal evergreen forests to elfin cloud forest.
The site could play an important role in developing the local economy and raising the living standard of ethnic minority groups, including Thai, Dan Lai, O Du and Mong, said the provincial People's Committee.
Source: Xinhua
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