Western Nghe An is a

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, and on the border with

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

. It was designated as a biosphere reserve in 2007, and recognised by

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in 2011. It is one of eight recognised

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s in Vietnam.

Description

The Western Nghe An biosphere reserve is an area profoundly influenced by a

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and

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monsoon. The topography of the

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influences circulation of the atmosphere, which creates large climatic differences in this region. The Biosphere Reserve has area of about 1,303,285 ha, being the largest biosphere reserve in South-East Asia. Covering nine mountainous districts including Con Cuông, Anh Sơn,

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, Quế Phong, Quỳ Châu, Quỳ Hợp,

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and Tân Kỳ, its core consists of three nationally protected areas: the

Pù Mát National Park Pù Mát National Park (Vietnamese: ''Vườn quốc gia Pù Mát'') is a national park in Nghệ An Province, in Vietnam's North Central Coast region. It is part of the Western Nghệ An Biosphere Reserve. In the Thai language, Pù Mát mean ...

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/ref> the Pu Huong Nature Reserve, and the Pu Hoat Nature Reserve.

Human population

Most of population in the biosphere reserve is of

Thai ethnic group Thai people ( th, ชาวไทย; '' endonym''), Central Thai people ( th, คนภาคกลาง, sou, คนใต้, ตามโพร; ''exonym and also domestically'') or Siamese ( th, ชาวสยาม; ''historical exonym an ...

(68.89%) and a small number of O Du ethnic groups (0.6%). Living in 3 districts in Pù Mát National Park region belongs to 3 main ethnic groups: Thai, Kho Mu, Kinh and other ethnic groups such as: Tay, H' Mong, O Du. The population suffers the highest rate of

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in the country.

History

The design of the Biosphere Reserve is based on criteria to perform three functions of internationally Proposed Biosphere Reserves: the development strategy of the country, the commitment of Nghe An provincial People's Committee in implementing the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), and the Agenda 21 national project. The Biosphere Reserve has a 440.8 km friendship border with Laos People's Democratic Republic.

Biodiversity

Flora and fauna

There are at present 130 species of mammals, 295 bird species, 54 species of amphibians and reptiles, 84 species of fish and 39 species of bats.

Location

Coordinates

*Longitude: 103.874345 - 105.500152 *Latitude: 18.579179 - 19.727594

Area (hectares)

*Total 1,303,285 *Core area(s) 191,922 *Buffer zone(s) 503,270 *Transition area(s) when given 608,093 *Altitude (metres above sea level) 57.8m -1,800m *Year designated 2007 *Administrative authorities People's Committees of Nghe An province

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Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest Cần Giờ Biosphere Reserve (Khu dự trữ sinh quyển rừng ngập mặn Cần Giờ) is a wetland located 40 km southeast coastal area of Ho Chi Minh City. This reserve has been listed as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. The site is an i ...

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*Kien Giang *

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References

External links

Protected Planet WebsiteNghe An Portal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Western Nghe An Biosphere reserves of Vietnam Geography of Nghệ An province