In Vietnam, stopping biodiversity degradation a challenging task

Dr Nguyen Ngoc Lung, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Certification, explains that biodiversity degradation can be seen in three forms – biodiversity of ecosystems; of species; and genetic biodiversity.

The national strategy on biodiversity protection by 2030 mentioned five major tasks, including conserving natural ecosystems; conserving wild species, endangered precious and rare animal and plant varieties; using ecosystems and biodiversity in a reasonable way and applying a reasonable benefit sharing mechanism; controlling factors that may cause negative impact on biodiversity; and conserving biodiversity in the context of climate change.

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Le Ha