Tram Chim National Park has become the 2000th Ramsar Site of the World

Tram Chim National Park has become the 2000th Ramsar Site of the World

On 25^th February, Tram Chim National Park in Tam Nong distric, Dong Thap province has been recognized as the 2000^th Ramsar Site of the World and the 4^th ofVietnam by Ramsar Convention – the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Ramsar Convention was signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971 to recognize the fundamental ecological functions of Wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific and recreational value; and stimulate conservation and sustainable utilization of Wetlands. In 1989, Vietnam was the first country in Southeast Asia to ratify Ramsar Convention and became the 50^th member of the Convention.

Covering an area of 7.588 ha, Tram Chim National Park was established in 1999 and has become one of eight most important bird protection areas in Vietnam today.  The National Park has met eight in nine standards of Ramsar Convention for wetland. This is also a place to remain biodiversity of the whole Dong Thap Muoi Area.

Tram ChimNational Park has become an ideal habitat of more than 100 vertebrates, 40 species of fish and 147 species of water birds of which 13 are listed as rare birds of the world. The most distinguished resident bird is the Sarus crane (a kind of red-headed crane with scientific name as Grus Antigone Sharpii ) which accounts for 60% number of cranes moving to Mekong Delta each year.

Vietnam has got 4 Ramsar Sites so far: Xuan Thuy Natural Wetland Reserve in the northern district of Nam Dinh Province, which was recognized in 1988; the Bau Sau (Crocodile Lake) Wetlands and Seasonal Floodplains in Cat Tien National Park, selected in 2005; Ba Be National Park in northern Bac Kan province, recognized in 2011 and Tram Chim National Park.

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