The World Bank, Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Birdlife International funded integrated biodiversity and watershed management in one of Viet Nam's national parks, achieving an improved knowledge of biodiversity and political support for conservation efforts.
The results are reported in a new publication, titled "The Biodiversity of Chu Yang Sin."
11 January 2012: The Global Environment Facility (GEF), World Bank and Birdlife International issued a report on the results of a project on the integrated biodiversity and watershed management of the Chu Yang Sin National Park in Viet Nam. In collaboration with the Dak Lak Peoples Committee, the organizations conducted the Integrated Watershed and Biodiversity Management (IWBM) project in 2005.
According to GEF, the results include the protection of nearly 60,000 hectares of forests of significance for the conservation of biodiversity, and the upper watersheds of the Sre Pok River, one of the largest tributaries of the Mekong River.
The IWBM project sought to establish public support and effective management for the National Park, while promoting integrated watershed and biodiversity management. The GEF reports that there is now greater recognition of the Park’s value among provincial and national decision makers, as well as stronger commitment to conservation from these authorities – including substantial funding for Park protection from both provincial and national sources.
The report of the project combines the findings of a number of biological surveys of the Park areas. [GEF Press Release] [Publication: The Biodiversity of Chu Yang Sin National Park, Dak Lak Province, Viet Nam]