The Government has approved a National Biodiversity Conservation Plan for 2021 – 2030 periods, with a vision to 2050, the Government News has reported.

The plan targets to increase, restore and preserve natural ecosystem; manage and preserve wildlife species and rare genetic resources. 

It also aims to build and develop a system of nature. reserves, biodiversity corridors, biodiversity conservation facilities, areas of high biodiversity, important ecological landscapes, important wetlands contributing to climate change response and sustainable national development.

Under the plan, eight socio-ecological zones will be developed, including Red River Delta; Northeast; Northwest; North Central Coast; South Central Coast; Central Highlands; Southeast; and Mekong Delta.

The Government plans to expand and upgrade 178 existing nature reserves and establish 61 new ones, raising the total areas of terrestrial nature reserves to 6.6 million ha.

Vietnam is one of the countries with the highest level of biodiversity in the world with many different ecosystems, including mountains, tropical forests, limestone mountains, marine and coastal environments, according to the United Nations Development Program.