Global biodiversity-related conventions on facilitating biodiversity conservation in Vietnam

Do Quang Tung; Felipe Bravo; Rosario Sierra-de-Grado; Hoang Van Sam

doi:10.24259/fs.v6i2.14473

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Global biodiversity-related conventions on facilitating biodiversity conservation in Vietnam

https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v6i2.14473

Do Quang Tung

Management Board for Forestry Projects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development, Hanoi, Vietnam

Felipe Bravo

The University Institute for Research in Sustainable Forest Management (iuFOR), Universidad de Valladolid, Palencia, Spain

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7348-6695

Rosario Sierra-de-Grado

The University Institute for Research in Sustainable Forest Management (iuFOR), Universidad de Valladolid, Palencia, Spain

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2160-1166

Hoang Van Sam

Vietnam National University of Forestry, Hanoi, Vietnam

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7266-439X

Corresponding Author(s) : Do Quang Tung

tung.kl@mard.gov.vn

Forest and Society, Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): NOVEMBER
Article Published : May 14, 2022

Abstract

Global biodiversity-related conventions have positively influenced nature conservation in Vietnam. Adherence to international policies and strategies is one of the critical motivations for reducing biodiversity loss. As highlighted in Aichi Target 11, protected areas are central for this effort and Vietnam is not an exception. In this study we reflect on and suggest how this Target can be most effectively pursued in Vietnam. Of which, besides remaining the status of special-use forests, uplifting protection forests, especially focusing on forest areas which are in rich biodiversity condition, to special-use forests category should be a priority.

Keywords

Aichi Target Biodiversity convention Protected areas Special-use forests Viet Nam

Tung, D. Q., Bravo, F., Sierra-de-Grado, R., & Sam, H. V. (2022). Global biodiversity-related conventions on facilitating biodiversity conservation in Vietnam. Forest and Society, 6(2), 489-502. https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v6i2.14473

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Author Biography

Hoang Van Sam, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Hanoi, Vietnam

Scopus Author ID: 23390843300 Sam Van Hoang currently works at Vietnam National University of Forestry, Hanoi. Sam does research in Evolutionary Biology, Botany and Ecology. Their most recent publication is 'Phylogenetic classification of the world’s tropical forests'.