Assessing demand for management and development of Red River Delta biosphere reserve through practical surveys at provincial, district and communal levels is greatly essential, via which proposals to make long-term plans for natural resources management and community-based cultural development in the reserve will be carried out more effectively and adequately.

A study delegation led by Mr. Nguyen Viet Cach, Head of the Secretariat together with advisory boards of MCD and MAB worked with authorities of three provinces in the Red River Delta biosphere reserve on May 26-28, 2010.

 

Via seminars and discussions, the working group found that local people and cadres have not yet had full access to information and propaganda on the Red River Delta biosphere reserve. As many as 96 percent of asked people said they know about the Red River Delta biosphere reserve but only 45 percent of them had full knowledge about values of the reserve.

 

Xuan Thuy National Park is the core area of the Red River Delta biosphere reserve.

Traditional mass media has not yet effectively helped disseminate information about the Red River Delta biosphere reserve, which is mainly attributed to people’s current neglect.

 

Although radio broadcasting is covered in all localities ranging from communal level to provincial level, it only ranks the third after televisions and the press in terms of disseminating information about the Red River Delta biosphere reserve to local people and cadres. Therefore, more investment and attention should be paid to radio broadcasting as well as a network of specialized and well-trained coordinators should be built to boost propaganda of full information about the Red River Delta biosphere reserve to all layers of people in the area.

 

The Red River Delta biosphere reserve’s management board together with MAB and MCD has held many seminars and meetings to share experience drawn from other world biosphere reserves in Vietnam in effectively using their international tiles to attract investment and boost local socioeconomic development. However, the lack of knowledge about the definition of world biosphere reserve in general and the Red River Delta biosphere reserve in particular among the community has partially discouraged attention by concerning parties to this international tile. Via seminars and meetings, local people and cadres have realized potential benefits could be brought in by the title of world biosphere reserve for three localities in the area and they are aware of their important role and obligations in preserving and upholding values of the Red River Delta biosphere reserve. Via the study, the important role of the Red River Delta biosphere reserve’s management board currently led by the People’s Committee of Nam Dinh Province has been recognized and been proven efficiency. The result is attributed to smooth coordination among different levels of these three provinces to effectively carry out synchronic action programs mapped out by the advisory board. The leadership of the Xuan Thuy National Park’s management board, which is concurrently head of the secretariat of the Red River Delta biosphere reserve, is of great importance in regulating concerning parties as well as making full propaganda on requirements related to information, procedures and technical to localities in order to ensure unity in ways of organizing activities in these three provinces as part of the study. In addition to positive results, weaknesses including inadequacy in inter-provincial regulation has been detected and needs improving via continuing to carry out other activities drawn out by the Red River Delta biosphere reserve’s management board.

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By Nguyen Viet Cach

Director of Xuan Thuy National Park