Ba Be Lake becomes Vietnam's new Ramsar Site

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, UNESCO has recognized Ba Be Lake, Bac Kan as a Ramsar Site - the third internationally important wetland in Vietnam, in need of strict protection, after two national Ramsar sites that have been recognized: Xuan Thuy, Nam Dinh province and Bau Sau in Dong Nai.

Ba Be has a lake of about 500 hectares at an altitude of 178m above sea level. With an average depth of 17-23m, the deepest point reaching 29m, Ba Be is the only natural mountain lake of special importance in Vietnam.

Located in the Ba Be National Park complex with 21 unique and interesting tourist attractions and landscapes, such as Bat Cave, Puong Cave, Na Phoong Cave, Tham Kit Cave, etc., Ba Be Lake is an important ecological and cultural tourist area in the Northeastern mountainous tourist region.

Ba Be Lake is also a unique protected area in the special-use forest system of Vietnam, with diverse freshwater habitats, populations of several animal species that are very important in maintaining biodiversity and is the only place in Vietnam to record a primate species with a narrow distribution area, the white-cheeked black-shanked douc...

Faced with the risk of the lake being rapidly filled in, the State has spent billions of dong for scientists to survey the current state of the lake in order to propose measures to dredge and save Ba Be Lake.

Ba Be's recognition as a Ramsar site marks a step forward for Vietnam in implementing the Ramsar Convention as well as efforts to conserve biodiversity.

According to the Department of Biodiversity Conservation, the Ramsar Authority in Vietnam will continue to nominate Tram Chim as the fourth Ramsar site in Vietnam./.

According to Vietnam+