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The intellectual level of the people in the tourist area has been gradually improved, contributing to maintaining security and order, and ensuring a civilized and healthy lifestyle in the tourist area.

6.3. Environmental efficiency:

Economic development, people's awareness is raised, environment,

The landscape in the tourist area is protected and embellished.

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Create a favorable environment for local consumption of agricultural and forestry products, reducing deforestation pressure in general.

The investor self-funds to plant, care for, and protect the forest, creating a stable and sustainable forest ecosystem, contributing to protecting the ecological environment, reducing damage from natural disasters, increasing water fertility, creating good crops, preserving the genetic resources and biodiversity of Ba Vi National Park.

Developing a plan to lease special-use forest environment to develop ecotourism at Ba Vi National Park - Hanoi - 12

4.4. Forest leasing plan in Ao Vua area

A. General information

1. Name of the plan

“Plan to rent special-use forest environment to develop eco-tourism combined with forest protection and development at Ao Vua”

2. Management unit

Ba Vi National Park.

Investor: Ao Vua Joint Stock Company.

Address: Go Chu Village, Tan Linh Commune, Ba Vi District, Hanoi City.

3. Characteristics of the rental area

The total area of ​​Ao Vua Tourism Joint Stock Company is 128 hectares.

The construction area of ​​the lease plan is 108 hectares on a 100m elevation under the management of Ba Vi National Park.


4. Coordinating agencies

For Ao Vua tourist area, it is Go Chu village, Tan Linh People's Committee, District.

Ba Vi National Park Ranger.

5. Location of plan implementation

Ao Vua area belongs to Block 3; 4; 8, sub-zone 3, Ba Vi National Park.

6. Time to implement the plan :

5 years (2009-2014)

B. Basic content of the plan

1. Urgency of the plan

The people of Tan Linh commune in general and Go Chu village in particular still face many difficulties in life, low income, a part of their income still depends on the forest. Therefore, cutting down trees, destroying forests for firewood for fuel and for sale, destroying forests for slash-and-burn farming, and illegal cattle grazing still exist.

The area has many beautiful natural landscapes, located in the complex of tourist areas around Ba Vi Mountain. In particular, Ao Vua Area has built a name for itself in the tourism village in the area over many years of tourism activities. However, the truly attractive points on the 100-meter level have not been exploited. The requirement of the economic development trend of the locality as well as the country is to quickly shift the economic structure, promote economic growth according to the economic structure of tourism accounting for a high proportion.

To meet economic, social and environmental needs, promote the multi-faceted effects of forests. Therefore, the plan to lease special-use forest environment combined with developing eco-tourism combined with protecting and developing forests is extremely necessary and needs to be implemented soon.

2. Objectives of the plan

- Building a model of afforestation, forest enrichment and forest protection in areas with many harmful impacts on forests such as livestock destruction, contributing to conservation work is a key task of Ba Vi National Park.


- Establish a model eco-tourism area, make reasonable use of the special-use forest environment, fully exploit natural potential, attract many domestic and foreign tourists, especially serving the weekend vacation of people in Hanoi and neighboring areas.

- Due to the negative side of the market mechanism, some good traditional cultural features of ethnic groups are being lost, so a solid foundation is needed to preserve and promote national identity. Ecotourism is that solid foundation.

- Through ecotourism activities, educate people to be aware of protecting forests, protecting the environment and contributing to making the living environment green, clean and beautiful.

- Create more jobs, restore and develop many new industries, contribute to changing the economic structure reasonably, promote social development and change the face of rural mountainous areas while still preserving traditional national cultural values.

- Actively contribute to the successful implementation of the Project on using special-use forest environment to develop ecotourism and vocational education at Ba Vi National Park, which has been approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Government, helping policy makers supplement and amend legal documents in accordance with the development of practice in the field of using special-use forests for ecological activities.

3. Subjects affected by the plan

- For the area of ​​20ha below the elevation of 100m, the investor uses it to build infrastructure such as motels, entertainment areas, and roads serving eco-tourism. This is the land mainly used to build infrastructure serving eco-tourism according to the investor's Project approved by the People's Committee of Ba Vi district and leased land. This land lease is implemented according to Decree 163/1998/CP-ND.


- The main impact object of the Plan is the entire forest and forest land area of ​​108 hectares of Ba Vi National Park that the investor requests to lease the environment for ecotourism development. For this area, it is recommended that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Ba Vi National Park soon complete procedures so that the investor can lease the environment soon. With the goal of planting new and restoring, renovating the forest from poor forest to rich forest, with beautiful perspective. Building a system of motels, entertainment areas, convenient internal road systems to serve the work of planting, caring, patrolling, checking, protecting forests, PCCCR, combining ecotourism activities and environmental education.

- The land area for the project development is implemented according to the contract for leasing the special-use forest environment to develop ecotourism combined with forest protection and development according to the Project on using the special-use forest environment to develop ecotourism and vocational education at Ba Vi National Park approved by the Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The area of ​​impact on the forest environment for ecotourism development is 13.0ha, of which 3.24ha is allowed to be used to build infrastructure for ecotourism.

4. Orientation of organizing tourism activities and career education

4.1. Principles of organizing tourism activities and career guidance education

Rational use of leased forest ecosystems to preserve natural landscapes, especially, actively contributing to the conservation of natural values ​​and development of local communities.

4.2. Content of ecotourism and vocational education

- Introduce and guide tourists to understand the forest ecosystem, forest types, names and characteristics of some rare animals and plants in the area, which are at risk of extinction, so that tourists are aware of protection.


- Creating jobs to improve the material and spiritual life of local people, improving infrastructure and changing the face of rural mountainous areas in a positive direction.

- Environmental protection, forest fire prevention and fighting and impacts

bad for forest ecosystems

- Introduce some common medicinal plants, especially those that visitors can pick around to give first aid when bitten by a snake or to bandage wounds when falling and bleeding.

- Hang up tree name signs (including scientific name and local name) for visitors.

self-study when needed

- Trash bins and toilets are arranged appropriately on the routes and stops for tourists to use, avoiding littering and indiscriminate defecation.

- Organize an art troupe to collect folk songs of the ethnic groups. Especially introduce the traditional cultural features of the ethnic groups in the region. Restore traditional crafts with strong identities such as brocade weaving so that tourists can see and hear and use the products when needed.

- Print leaflets and flyers to distribute to tourists to introduce the value of the natural environment in the tourist area, remind them of PCCCR, keep the environment clean... so that tourists can understand and, when possible, will be active propagandists for management and protection work, PCCCR.

- In crowded areas, build bulletin boards, billboards, posters

Posters for forest protection and environmental protection.

4.3. Level of impact on special-use forest environment

Based on the legal basis for developing the plan in section 4.2.1.1, in order not to affect the conservation goals of the National Park, the area affected by ecotourism activities must not exceed 15%. The area used to build infrastructure for ecotourism must not exceed 3%.


a. Area affected by ecotourism activities:

The results of Table 3.3. show that the total area of ​​the Project Owner renting the forest environment according to the plan is 108ha. The total area of ​​the Project Owner being impacted by ecotourism activities is not more than 15% / 108ha = 16.2ha.

But in this plan, the impact level is only proposed to be 12% to ensure that when constructing houses, roads, bridges, and other services, the surrounding area is also impacted, and the total impacted area does not exceed 15%. Therefore, the area that the Project Owner is allowed to impact for ecotourism activities is 12% / 108ha = 13ha.

b. Area used to build infrastructure for eco-tourism.

Area of ​​special-use forest used for infrastructure construction

The area for ecotourism is not more than 3%/108ha = 3.24 ha.

5. Forest rental price plan for landscape purposes

For Ao Vua area, the rental price plan is as follows:

The rental price is determined in Table 4.10. (Summary of determining the rental price of special-use forest environment of 3 options) from about 350,000 VND/ha/year to 979,000 VND/ha/year.

6. Effectiveness of the plan

6.1. Economic:

- Increase and enrich local agricultural and forestry products.

- Increase people's income.

- Increase revenue for the State budget when providing services,

tourism.

- Reduce the amount of forest management fee that the State must pay annually to the contract recipient (100,000 VND/ha) according to Decision 100/QD-TTg dated July 6, 2007 of the Government. At the same time, form an additional source of capital for forest management work of Ba Vi National Park, through leasing


forest environment into ecotourism activities. Linking economic benefits to use

rational forest environment with stable and sustainable forest protection and development.

- Instead of the State investing capital for afforestation on vacant land (3.5 million VND/ha), the Project Owner will now invest in afforestation and create environmental landscape.

6.2. Social effectiveness:

Create regular jobs for hundreds of local people, specifically 45 people continuously throughout the year serving in planting and caring for forests, 45 people continuously throughout the year for construction works, 3 people continuously for landscape care, 10 to 12 people for protection work. If the items of the Plan are implemented, on average each household will have one person participating in the activities of the Project Owner, estimated monthly income will reach from 650,000 to 1,200,000 VND/person/month. Thus, the Plan has attracted idle agricultural labor and increased people's income, actively contributing to the poverty reduction policy of our Party and State.

The intellectual level of the people in the tourist area has been gradually improved, contributing to maintaining security and order, and ensuring a civilized and healthy lifestyle in the tourist area.

6.3. Environmental efficiency:

Economic development, people's awareness is raised, environment,

The landscape in the tourist area is protected and embellished.

Create a favorable environment for local consumption of agricultural and forestry products, reducing deforestation pressure in general.

Investors invest their own capital to plant, care for, and protect forests, creating a stable and sustainable forest ecosystem, contributing to protecting ecological security, mitigating natural disaster damage, increasing water fertility, and creating


good crops, preserving the genetic resources and biodiversity of the Garden

Ba Vi country

4.5. Implementation solutions for the 2 options

- Establish a Steering Committee to execute the plan.

- Coordinate with local authorities to propagate

on the purpose and significance of the plan for people in the buffer zone.

- Organize technical training courses for growers.

- Organize professional classes on forest protection and PCCCR.

- Send staff to train tour guides on ecotourism.

4.6. Conclusion and recommendations

With the existing ecotourism potential of the area, combined with sustainable investment in restoration, the proposed plan is highly feasible. If the plan is considered and approved by competent authorities, it will bring great benefits to society, economy and environment. Solve the problem of forest protection of Ba Vi National Park at its root. With the feasibility of the plan, the investor respectfully requests that competent authorities pay attention and create favorable conditions for the plan to be approved.

In addition to the above plan, the investor respectfully requests the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ba Vi National Park, and relevant agencies to pay attention, survey, and invest in small dams in the stream area to retain water and create a source of irrigation water for the area. In addition, these dams change the microclimate, positively affecting the growth and development of forest trees, are also the habitat of amphibians, and serve the work of forest fire prevention and fighting, which is very necessary and effective.

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