Tram Chim reached 7 standards under the Ramsar Convention

Tram Chim-Dong Thap satisfies 7 of 9 standards of Ramsar international convention on wetlands. This is one of the eight most important bird conservation areas in Vietnam. Unique habitat in Indochina.

September 2, MSc. Nguyen Huu Thien, former Project Manager of the Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Program (MWBP), said.

All 700,000 hectares of Dong Thap Muoi were converted into agricultural land. Tram Chim National Park has a total area of ​​7,588 ha, the largest surviving piece with unique habitat in Indochina. Tram Chim has a variety of soil types, representing Dong Thap Muoi. At the same time, this is one of 8 most important bird regions of Vietnam. Many birds are threatened. In particular, the Sarus Crane is at risk of extinction globally and nationally.

According to MWBP data, at Tram Chim, 32 species of birds have conservation value, 12 species in Vietnam Red Book are being preserved such as white winged geese, kite crests, fire kites, brown-backed pigs, eagles black, stinging fire, golden dragon dragon .

Tram Chim is a place to maintain biodiversity for the whole of Dong Thap Muoi. Fauna and flora species here include 231 species of birds, 191 species of plants. Nearly 3,000 hectares of melaleuca and 1,000 hectares of rice, lotus, gun, grass . are being protected here.

The field of the Imperial Indian Rose (Xyris indica) in the A4 area - Tram Chim National Park.This flower usually blooms in January, March, March(Photo: Huu Thien)

In addition, 7 species of birds depend entirely on the habitat of Tram Chim such as: plots (also known as peafowl, thunder peacocks), cat birds, worms, wobbly storks, gray, kingfishers, quail

In June 2007, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conducted a survey and discovered Tram Chim currently has 101 species of fish, accounting for 1/4 of fish species in the Mekong Delta. . In the near future, on September 6, the Environmental Protection Department will hold a workshop to consider the implementation of Tram Chim as Vietnam's third Ramsar site.

The Ramsar International Convention is the " convention for international important wetlands, especially as the habitat of waterbirds ", signed in 1971 in Ramsar - Iran.

In 1989, Vietnam, the first Southeast Asian country, became the 50th member to join the Convention. Currently, Vietnam has two Ramsar sites: The coastal estuarine area - Xuan Thuy National Park and the Bau Sau submerged system - Cat Tien National Park.

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