Assessment of State of Environmental Resources Protection in Ba Vi National Park (Hanoi)

VACNE ACTIVITIES

19 December 2011 | 11:58:00 AM

Recently, Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) has organized a research team to investigate and assess state of water resources and mineral exploitation and environment protection in the Ba Vi National Park buffer zone. Together with this activity, a workshop to get comments from experts and communities on this issue was held in the locality.

This activity aims at implementing the task of "Assessment of state and proposal on measures of Ba Vi National Park environment protection" which has been given to VACNE by Vietnam Union of Scientific and Technological Associations (VUSTA).

The President of VACNE Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Sinh and VACNE's experts had a number of working meetings with representatives of Ba Vi District People's Committee, Ba Vi National Park, some companies operating in the locality, and some local resident communities. At the meeting, some urgent issues like impact of tourism and entertainment services on buffer and core zones of Ba Vi National Park, impact of road and Central Temple relic area building on landscape of the core zone of Ba Vi National Park, especially, environmentally sensitive issues such as impact of asbestos exploitation in Quyt Village, pyrite mining in Minh Quang Commune, gold mining in Dong Xo, limestone exploitation in Che Mountain, and building Dong Xo dam were discussed.

Beside meetings, the VACNE delegation also visited some environmentally "hot" spots. Below are images from the field investigation of some environmentally sensitive activities in the Ba Vi National Park:

At Minh Quang pyrite mine, November 2011

Land left behind after asbestos mining in Quyt Village

Landslide along the road to Central Temple, November 2011

Meeting with Ba Vi National Park leaders

A consultation workshop held by VACNE on December 1^st, 2011 drew participation of more than 70 experts, representatives of local authorities, and local residents. The workshop received many valuable comments for the sake of Ba Vi National Park which is not only a treasure of Hanoi but also of the whole country and not only valuable in biodiversity but also in culture and spirit of the nation.