Tram Chim National Park (Photo: VNA) – Vietnam became a member of the Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention, in 1989. So far, nine wetlands in the country have been recognised as Ramsar sites – wetlands of international importance. The Ramsar Convention , signed in Iran's Ramsar city in 1971, is an international treaty that provides a framework for the conservation and sound use of wetlands and their resources. It aims to stem the increasing encroachment on and loss of wetlands at present as well as in the future. Assessed as a country with diverse wetland ecosystems and 25 areas able to meet the criteria of wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, Vietnam ratified and became the 50 th signatory to this convention in 1989. It was also the first in Southeast Asia to do so. 1. Xuan Thuy National Park – important bird sanctuary In 1989, the alluvial ground in the south of the Red River's mouth in Xuan Thuy district, the northern province of Nam Dinh, was listed as the 50 th Ramsar site in the world and the first in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Xuan Thuy National Park boasts 14 types of biotopes,… Read full this story
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