Phu Canh Proposed Nature Reserve
| Alternative site name(s) None Province(s) Hoa Binh Area 14,461 ha Coordinates 20°52' - 20°58'N, 104°59' - 105°04'E Agro-ecological zone North-western Decreed by government No Management board established Yes |
Investment plan prepared Yes VCF eligibility criteria met B, C Social screening criteria met None Conservation needs assessment prepared No Operational management plan prepared No Tracking tool completed No Yes |
Management history
Phu Canh is not included on any government decision regarding the Special-use Forest system. However, the establishment of a 14,461 ha nature reserve at the site was approved in 1995, by Decision No. 254/UB-ND of Hoa Binh Provincial People's Committee (MARD 1997, FPD 1998). An investment plan was prepared for Phu Canh in 2003, and subsequently approved by Hoa Binh Provincial People's Committee (Hoa Binh Provincial FPD in litt. 2003). Phu Canh has a management board with 16 members of staff, based at three guard stations, and under the management of Hoa Binh Provincial FPD (Hoa Binh Provincial FPD in litt. 2003).
Phu Canh is included on a list of Special-use Forests to be established by the year 2010, prepared by the FPD of MARD, as a 14,461 ha nature reserve (FPD 2003); this list has not yet been approved by the government. According to Hoa Binh Provincial FPD (in litt. 2003), however, the total area of the site is 5,647 ha, in addition to which there is a buffer zone of 3,212 ha.
Topography and hydrology
Phu Canh proposed nature reserve is located in Doan Ket, Tan Pheo, Dong Chum and Dong Ruong communes, Da Bac district. The proposed nature reserve is centred on Mount Phu Canh, a 1,430 m mountain to the north of the Black River. The proposed nature reserve is drained by tributaries of this river.
Biodiversity values
Remote sensing data indicate that Phu Canh proposed nature reserve supports a significant area of lower montane evergreen forest. However, there is no further information available about the biodiversity value of the site.
Conservation issues
According to Hoa Binh Provincial FPD (in litt. 2000), the major threats to biodiversity at the site are clearance of forest for agriculture, illegal logging, over-exploitation of non-timber products (including medicinal plants and rattan) and forest fire.
Other documented values
No information.
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
Phu Canh is ineligible for VCF support because it does not meet the criteria for supporting forest biodiversity of international importance.
| Criterion |
Eligibility |
| AI |
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| AII |
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| BI |
Proposed Special-use Forest |
| BII |
Nature reserve |
| BIII |
Under provincial management |
| CI |
Management board established |
| 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 |
|
| D |
Literature sources
None.
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