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Phong Nha-Ke Bang ecotrail offers many natural wonders
Hanoi (VNA) - Nature creates amazing things. Take, for example the spring named "Suoi Nuoc Mooc" in the world heritage site of Phong Nha-Ke Bang, where columns of water rise up wonderfully, seeming to defy gravity before making their way to the nearby Chay River .
These days, this long-hidden charm of "Suoi Nuoc Mooc" spring has gained
wider public exposure, thanks to the creation of an ecological trail leading
to it, established thanks to funding from Germany agencies, including
DED, BMZ, GTZ, KfW, and the support of local residents.
The creation of the trail was part of a project called "Nature conservation
and the sustainable management of natural resources in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang
region", which aims to encourage local residents to become involved in
efforts to improve their living standards, while still protecting local
natural resources.
To that goal, residents living in areas surrounding Phong Nha-Ke Bang
National Park , who used to rely on illegal logging in the region, have
been provided with soft loans and provided with the necessary skills to
arrange and run tourist services.
Launched earlier this year, the project is being carried out in 146 hamlets
and villages in the region, bringing practical benefits to almost 60,000
locals.
The project, with a budget of just under 17.6 million EUR is expected to
have the finances to run until 2015.
Developers of the "Suoi Nuoc Mooc" spring trail also have high hopes of
satisfying those who wish to explore the diverse Phong Nha-Ke Bang
ecosystem, which is named as one of the world's top 200 biodiversity centres
and boasts two bird sanctuaries.
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park boasts more than 2,600 species of
flora, 735 vertebrate species, and 369 insect species, of which 116 floral
species and 129 animal species are listed in the Vietnam and world red
books of endangered species, as well as 28 floral and faunal species that
are threatened with extinction globally.
During a recent field-trip to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park ,
Birgit Wendling, counsellor in charge of cooperation and development for the
German Embassy in Hanoi , said her country has granted more than 1 billion
EUR since 1999 to assist Vietnam in the fields of education, management
of natural resources, environmental protection and health care.
She revealed that the total budget for Vietnam this year is 117 million
EUR.-Enditem
These days, this long-hidden charm of "Suoi Nuoc Mooc" spring has gained
wider public exposure, thanks to the creation of an ecological trail leading
to it, established thanks to funding from Germany agencies, including
DED, BMZ, GTZ, KfW, and the support of local residents.
The creation of the trail was part of a project called "Nature conservation
and the sustainable management of natural resources in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang
region", which aims to encourage local residents to become involved in
efforts to improve their living standards, while still protecting local
natural resources.
To that goal, residents living in areas surrounding Phong Nha-Ke Bang
National Park , who used to rely on illegal logging in the region, have
been provided with soft loans and provided with the necessary skills to
arrange and run tourist services.
Launched earlier this year, the project is being carried out in 146 hamlets
and villages in the region, bringing practical benefits to almost 60,000
locals.
The project, with a budget of just under 17.6 million EUR is expected to
have the finances to run until 2015.
Developers of the "Suoi Nuoc Mooc" spring trail also have high hopes of
satisfying those who wish to explore the diverse Phong Nha-Ke Bang
ecosystem, which is named as one of the world's top 200 biodiversity centres
and boasts two bird sanctuaries.
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park boasts more than 2,600 species of
flora, 735 vertebrate species, and 369 insect species, of which 116 floral
species and 129 animal species are listed in the Vietnam and world red
books of endangered species, as well as 28 floral and faunal species that
are threatened with extinction globally.
During a recent field-trip to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park ,
Birgit Wendling, counsellor in charge of cooperation and development for the
German Embassy in Hanoi , said her country has granted more than 1 billion
EUR since 1999 to assist Vietnam in the fields of education, management
of natural resources, environmental protection and health care.
She revealed that the total budget for Vietnam this year is 117 million
EUR.-Enditem
