Son La urged to mobilise resources for biodiversity protection
The northern mountainous province of Son La should mobilise different resources and overcome its current difficulties to enhance biodiversity protection, said an environment official.
Nguyen The Dong, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Environment Administration (Source: sonlatv)
Son La (VNA) – The northern mountainousprovince of Son La should mobilise different resources and overcome its currentdifficulties to enhance biodiversity protection, said an environment official.
Nguyen The Dong, Deputy Director General ofthe Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of NaturalResources and Environment, made the suggestion at a meeting with localauthorities on July 11 to review the province’s enforcement of the law onbiodiversity and the national strategy on biodiversity to 2020, with a visionthrough 2030.
Relevant departments and sectors, particularlythe provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment, need to thoroughlystudy the law on biodiversity and law on forest protection and development toadvise the provincial People’s Committee in biodiversity issues, Dong said.
Meanwhile, the provincial authorities called onthe ministry to help Son La improve capacity of state management agencies onbiodiversity and biosafety and complete relevant legal policies and mechanisms.
The ministry needs to further study localbiological resources, particularly special, rare species and sensitiveecosystems, they said, adding that communications should be promoted to raise publicawareness of biodiversity.
Participants discussed biodiversity issues suchas management, development of rare gene sources; preservation methods forplants and animals; development orientations for medicinal plants, functionsand tasks of relevant bodies and local budget for the work.
In recent years, the province has issued legaldocuments and developed numerous strategies and plans on the environment whilestrengthening the environment management apparatus and inspecting theenforcement of environmental protection regulations.
Son La has nearly 1,800 of species of faunas,including 61 rare species listed in Vietnam’s Red Book in 2007. The province ishome to five nature reserves, namely Copia, Sop Cop, Ta Xua, Xuan Nha, andMuong La.-VNA
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Nguyen The Dong, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Environment Administration (Source: sonlatv) 
