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UNESCO officially recognizes Đồng Văn stone plateau as global geo-park
VGP - Ms. Katherine Muller Marin, Chief Representative of the UNESCO Office in Hà Nội on October 8, handed over to the Vietnamese side the certificate recognizing the Đồng Văn stone plateau in the northernmost province of Hà Giang as a global geo-park.
The
plateau was admitted to the UNESCO Global Geo-parks Network (GGN) on October 3.
This is an event of significance to Hà Giang, since it can boost tourism, thereof
raise living standards of 22 ethnic groups in the province.
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view of the Đồng Văn stone plateau in Việt Nam’s northernmost province of Hà
Giang
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Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, Mr. Đàm Văn Bông, said that to
tap the plateau’s potentials in a sustainable and effective way, Hà Giang will
complete an overall planning on June 30, 2011.
The
province has put forth eight groups of solutions, including the establishment
of infrastructure networks, the preservation of geological values, the
enhancement of public awareness, the construction of incentive policies and
mechanisms, and the development of economic models associated with poverty
reduction, he told reporters in a press briefing yesterday in Hà Nội.
Ms.
Katherine Muller Marin said UNESCO will help Hà Giang by sharing experience of geo-park
management, making maps of tourist potentials, and designing management plans.
Covering over 2,300 km2 in four districts of Quản Bạ, Yên
Minh, Đồng Văn and Mèo Vạc, the plateau contains hallmarks of the earth crust’s
development history. It also has picturesque natural landscapes and unique
cultures of local residents.