Managing and protecting Bai Tu Long National Park

Bai Tu Long National Park, Van Don island district, Quang Ninh province are well implementing forest protection and preserving biodiversity of flora and fauna populations.

In 2005, the National Park Management Board collaborated with Van Don District to determine the boundaries of the National Park both on the map and in the field; organized 27 landmarks to establish a National Park map with 5 communes located in the protected area and buffer zone of the National Park: Ban Sen, Quan Lan, Minh Chau, Ha Long and Van Yen. Along with setting up and arranging 4 more control stations in Lo Ho, Minh Chau, C15 and arranging three regular patrol boats along the sea route to prevent invasive phenomena in time to the National Park such as illegal logging, hunting of rare animals.

The National Park Management Board pays great attention to propaganda to the community living near the buffer zone of the National Park, as a training course for 100 turns of people participating in learning to improve their awareness of observing the Law on Protection. and Forest development in the National Park; publish 4 informative newsletters about the National Park; cooperating with Frontier-Vietnam organization and Van Don District Office of Education to develop an environmental education program and teaching grade 6 students in the 5 communes with 8 lectures attracting over 320 teachers. students and students participate. In the work of conservation and scientific research, the Bai Tu Long National Park Management Board and the World Wildlife Conservation Organization (FFI) have implemented 4 training courses to improve the qualifications of staff. in the National Park on biodiversity research programs combined with sustainable exploitation of ecotourism activities.

The Bai Tu Long National Park Management Board collaborated with Frontier-Vietnam, UK experts, engineers and students, officials of Hanoi National University and the Institute of Natural Resources Ecology. 2 projects ' Research on biodiversity of Bai Tu Long National Park ' and ' Raising the awareness of biodiversity in Bai Tu Long bay '. The program has obtained good results, so far it has been identified in the National Park, there are over 178 species of aquatic plants 119 fish species, 132 species of invertebrates, 106 species of coral reside and grow in the sea. , tidal flats, cliffs and dozens of endangered prey species such as Burmese hawks, Japanese falcons, black hawk, fire-spitting, big muzzle, Hainanese flycatcher .

Currently the National Park Management Board is continuing to coordinate with domestic research agencies to step by step conduct further research on marine forest flora and fauna for better conservation; continue to focus on investigating marine biodiversity values, studying conservation of rare and precious aquatic species such as abalone, sea cucumber . on the east side of Ba Mun island. Collaborating with Minh Chau Farmers Association to preserve peanut resources is a rare and valuable seafood species in the region; well exploiting the central capital of afforestation 661 to plant 4 hectares of brocades in Minh Chau commune, 16 hectares of resin and pine codes at Soi Nhuong. To strive for the end of 2005, to bring the forest coverage in the area of ​​primeval forest in Bai Tu Long National Park to over 95%.

Bai Tu Long National Park was established on the basis of transforming Ba Mun Nature Reserve according to Decision 85 / 2001QD-TTg of the Prime Minister with a total area of ​​15,783 hectares, of which forest and land area The forest is 6,125 hectares with over 40 islands large and small, and 9,650 hectares of water surface area, swamp, and flooded tidal flats. The flora and fauna species living in the forest gardens and the sea area in the National Park area are very rich, some species have high value in scientific research and gene conservation. Bai Tu Long National Park is also a conservation area for natural landscapes and historical and cultural preservation with archaeological relics of ancient Vietnamese people and a traces of a busy Van Don commercial port.

Lai Minh Dong