pdf file of the Background section
Introduction
What are protected areas in Vietnam?
Table 2: Decreed and proposed protected areas in Vietnam
What are protected areas in Vietnam?
Special-use Forests
Table 3: Laws, regulations, decrees and official government decisions regarding the management of Special-use Forests (after MARD 1997)
Wetland sites
Marine protected areas
Table 4: Wetlands of national importance according to MOSTE/NEA (2000)
Table 5: Proposed marine protected areas in Vietnam
Other protected area categories
Looking to the future
References
