Inside the Ta Dung natural reserve in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong (Illustrative photo: VNA) Lam Dong (VNA) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference on May 24 to deploy a freshly approved project on sustainable forest recovery and development in the Central Highlands for 2016-2030. The entire project costs over 28.55 trillion VND (1.22 billion USD), of which 7.8 trillion VND is sourced from the state budget, 3.75 trillion VND from official development assistance, and the rest from other sources. It aims to push the region’s total forest areas to 2.72 million hectares and coverage rate to 49.2 percent by 2030. Other works include managing sustainable forest development, protecting the environment and biodiversity, and offering environmental forestry services. In order to achieve the targets, the ministry set out key tasks such as protecting the current 2.2 million ha of natural forests and boosting community-based forest … [Read more...] about Central Highlands works toward sustainable forest development
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Photo book on Central Highland culture and people launched
The 260-page book, with 475 pictures, introduces 11 ethnic groups in the five provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The ethnic groups are the Bana, Brau, Churu, Coho, Ede, Giarai, Gie, Trieng, Ma, Mnong, Romam and Xodang. The photos were taken by 17 photographers most of whom have a long-term attachment with research activities on the Central Highlands in different fields. Besides, there are some photos from the source of archives and old photos taken decades ago. Along with the photos, the book also contains an overview of "The ethics in the Central Highlands and traditional culture", and an article on each ethnic group. The book promises to provide readers rich information on the culture and life of ethic people in the Central Highlands. The book is a continuation of the two photo books also carried out by Mr. Nguyen Van Kieu and Mr. Luu Hung, including "Nha Mo Tay Nguyen (Tomb in Central Highlands) (in 2003) and "Nha Rong Tay Nguyen” (Communal House in … [Read more...] about Photo book on Central Highland culture and people launched
Central Highlands struggles to cope with migrants
The H'Lang settlement village in Krong Pa District of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. It is part of the province's programme to provide stable residence and livelihoods for the free migrants.—VNA/VNS Photo Hoài Nam CENTRAL HIGHLANDS — The Central Highlands has found itself the ‘last resort’ destination for impoverished people from across the country seeking a new life on the area’s fertile soil in recent years. However, this spontaneous internal migration has threatened the region’s fragile ecology, posed risks to social order in the security-sensitive region and strained the budgets of already cash-strapped local governments who have to provide livable conditions for the migrants. According to official statistics, in 2005-17, the Central Highlands, comprising Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông and Lâm Đồng provinces, with a total area of 54,600sq.m and a … [Read more...] about Central Highlands struggles to cope with migrants
Brand building in Central Highlands
Bidoup Nui Ba could be integral for the Central Highlands The region is one of six major economic zones in Vietnam, including the five provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong, covering a natural area of 54,474 square kilometres and accounting for 16.8 per cent of the nation’s natural area. The region is famous for its reserves of mineral resources and industrial cultivation of crops currently accounting for a large proportion of Vietnam’s agricultural exports such as coffee, rubber trees, and pepper. However the tourism sector, another precious resource for the Central Highlands, has not yet been fully tapped into. With diverse terrain from high mountains to large valleys, the region enjoys a cool climate all year round, has many attractive natural landscapes with high biological value, and is also home to 47 ethnic minority groups with unique local cultures. In 2017, provinces in the region attracted around 1.9 million visitors, an increase of 9 … [Read more...] about Brand building in Central Highlands
Aviation promotes tourism growth in Central Coastal, Central Highlands regions
>>> Central, Central Highland regions asked to fully tap tourism potential The event gathered over 500 delegates from public agencies and the regions’ 19 cities and provinces, as well representatives from international organisations, businesses and foreign embassies. The conference spent a lot of time to listen to the comments from multiple leading businesses who are strategic investors contributing strongly to the regional economic development, such as Laguna, Vietjet, Vietravel, Sun Group, Vina Capital and BRG. Speaking at the event, PM Phuc expressed his wish to develop a tourism development cluster in the Central and Central Highlands regions to maximise the local potentials of natural resources. The regions bear in the most of Vietnam's tourism resources, with a range of cultural heritages and diverse cultural treasures, which are qualified to form cultural tourism development groups related to history, ecotourism, hills and caves. The development of tourism into … [Read more...] about Aviation promotes tourism growth in Central Coastal, Central Highlands regions