Phu Yen (VNA) – Community-based tourism activities have helped
protect coral reefs in Hon Yen island in the central province of Phu Yen, heard
a workshop on January 10.
The event, jointly held by the provincial
Women’s Union, Tuy An district’s People’s Committee, and the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), aimed to assess the implementation of a project
on researching and building a new user fee for coral ecosystem protection in
Hon Yen island.
Chairwoman of the provincial Women’s Union
Le Dao An Xuan said that the project has created a sustainable source of
livelihood for local people through community-based tourism activities, thus
contributing financial resources to support the protection of Hon Yen coral
reef and reduce ocean plastic waste.
According to Assoc. Prof., Dr. Trinh Van
Tung from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics’ Institute for
Leadership and Public Policy, the project has created tours to
attract tourists and contribute new and sustainable financial resources to
coral reef protection activities.
Hon Yen island boasts rich coral reefs with 17
species distributed over an area of about 12.71 hectares./.
VNA
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