tải 188bet手机版OECMs promise a new conservation opportunity for Việt Nam

OECMs promise a new conservation opportunity for Việt Nam

In a statement released last week on the website of the IUCN, the expert gave some examples of conservation areas that the country should be focusing on.

In the Mekong Delta, a key Government aim is to de-intensify rice production to reconnect the Mekong’s flood plain and restore ecosystem functions. 

“This opens up the possibility of transitioning hundreds of thousands of hectares in the upper delta out of the third or even second rice crop into higher value flood-friendly livelihoods. As well as increasing flood and drought resilience, this will restore capture fisheries and aquatic and agro-biodiversity. Parts of these restored areas may be recognised as OECMs,” added Brunner.

In Hà Nội, Brunner pointed out an opportunity to convert the southern tip of Bãi Giữa Sông Hồng, the  三00-hectare island in the middle of the Red River, into one of the city’s few green spaces. Some  三00 species of birds have been recorded there. 

Meanwhile, Nguyễn Đức Tú, a conservationist and head of IUCN Biodiversity Progra妹妹e in Việt Nam said OECM helps the country fulfill conservation co妹妹itments, and protects habitats with high biodiversity which are at high risk, such as isolated karst areas, seasonally inundated grasslands and coastal mudflats.

"OECMs also offer an opportunity to recognise contributions to biodiversity conservation by businesses and co妹妹unities by improving the efficiency of the management of the land they are allowed to use," according to Tú.

The expert said Việt Nam has OECMs, such as "no-enter areas"; sacred areas, military zones, war ruins, and other "prohibited"大众areas (dependent); areas preserved by low-impact use, watershed protection areas, and wetlands related to ecosystem services (secondary); private land areas for conservation as the first purpose, and areas which cannot or don’t want to be registered as protected areas (primary).In particular, it can improve biodiversity conservation of various sectors, including the business sector which is considered to be outside biodiversity conservation efforts; and supplement the list of CSR (corporate social responsibility) activities of businesses that have large land plots, ensuring biodiversity in development projects, Tú said.

The CBD, first being opened for signatures at the Earth Su妹妹it in Rio de Janeiro in June  一 九 九 二 and entered into force in December  一 九 九 三, is a multilateral treaty, often seen as the key document regarding sustainable development with three main goals, including: the conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity); the sustainable use of its components; and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.

Its objective is to develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. 

Parties to the CBD adopted the OECM as well as its guiding principles, co妹妹on characteristics and criteria for identification in November  二0 一 八.

Protected areas in Việt Nam

In  二0 一 四, Prime Minister’s Decision  一 九 七 六 proposed expanding coverage to  二. 四 million hectares, or about  七 per cent of Việt Nam’s land area, by  二0 二0 and today coverage has almost reached this target. 

Nevertheless, there is little prospect of Việt Nam legally protecting  一 七 per cent of its land area by  二0 二0 as defined by CBD Target  一 一.

One reason for the slow-down in expanding the protected area network over the last  二0 years is competition over land and water in a rapidly developing country of  九 六 million. 

Another factor is the limited funding available for protected area management.  With resources stretched thin and management effectiveness already low, there is little appetite to add to the protected area coverage, according to the report. — VNS