The event highlights the efforts of Dong Thap authorities and
people in the conservation and sustainable use of the sole
wetlands left in the Plain of Reeds. At the ceremony, Dong Thap
authorities committed to join its local people in managing the
protection of the park’s biodiversity, contributing to the
sustainable development of the Mekong delta region. The national
park, located in Tam Nong district, in the Mekong Delta province
of Dong Thap , is the fourth Ramsar site in Vietnam and the
2,000 th in the world. The other Ramsar sites in the country are
the Xuan Thuy Natural Wetland Reserve in the northern province
of Nam Dinh, the Bau Sau ( Crocodile Lake ) Wetlands and
Seasonal Floodplains in Cat Tien National Park , and Ba Be
National Park in the northern province of Bac Kan. Covering a
total area of 7,313 hectares, Tram Chim is currently one of
Vietnam ’s eight most important bird santuaries. With a system
of swamps, grass plots and natural canals, the park is an ideal
habitat for 191 species of plants,