Nui Chung Proposed Cultural and Historical Site
| Alternative site name(s) None Province(s) Nghe An Area 600 ha Coordinates 18°48'N, 105°36'E Agro-ecological zone North Central Coast Decreed by government No Management board established No |
Investment plan prepared No VCF eligibility criteria met None Social screening criteria met None Conservation needs assessment prepared No Operational management plan prepared No Tracking tool completed No Yes |
Management history
Nui Chung is situated within Dai Hue Forest Enterprise and is managed as a cultural and historical site by the forest enterprise management board (Phan Xuan Dieu, Director of Dai Hue Forest Enterprise in litt. 2003).
Nui Chung is not listed on any government decision regarding the national protected areas system (MARD 1997). However, it is included on a list of Special-use Forests to be established by the year 2010, prepared by the FPD of MARD, as a 600 ha cultural and historical site (FPD 2003); this list has not yet been approved by the government.
Topography and hydrology
No information.
Biodiversity values
The vegetation at the site is dominated by plantation forest (Vu Van Dung verbally 2000).
Conservation issues
No information.
Other documented values
Nui Chung proposed cultural and historical site protects the landscape around Ho Chi Minh's native village in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district. The site, consequently, has high cultural, historical and tourism values, and receives tens of thousands of domestic tourists annually.
Related projects
No information.
Conservation needs assessment
A conservation needs assessment has not been conducted for the site.
Operational management plan
An operational management plan has not been prepared for the site.
Eligibility against VCF criteria
The site is ineligible for VCF support because it does not meet the criteria for supporting forest biodiversity of international importance. In addition, the site is a cultural and historical site, and it is not under appropriate conservation management.
| Criterion |
Eligibility |
| AI |
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| AII |
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| BI |
Proposed Special-use Forest |
| BII |
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| BIII |
Under provincial management |
| CI |
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| CII |
Social screening requirements
A social screening report has not been prepared for the site.
| Criterion |
Eligibility |
| A |
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| B |
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| C |
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| D |
Literature sources
None.
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