Nui Thanh Proposed Cultural and Historical Site
| Alternative site name(s) Chua Hang Province(s) Quang Nam Area 1,500 ha Coordinates 15°50'N, 107°55'E Agro-ecological zone South Central Coast Decreed by government Yes 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 Thanh Cultural and Historical Site was included on Decision No. 194/CT of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, dated 9 August 1986 (MARD 1997). This decision decreed the establishment of a 1,500 ha cultural and historical site to protect a historical site from the Second Indochina War (Cao Van Sung 1995). To date, however, Nui Thanh Cultural and Historical Site has not been established, and the area is currently under the management of the district FPD. Nui Thanh is included on a list of Special-use Forests to be established by the year 2010, prepared by the FPD of MARD, as a 1,500 ha cultural and historical site (FPD 2003); this list has not yet been approved by the government.
Topography and hydrology
Nui Thanh is located in Dai Loc district, in northern Quang Nam province. The cultural and historical site is situated in an area of low mountains, which reach altitudes of over 1,200 m.
Biodiversity values
Remote sensing data indicate that the natural vegetation at Nui Thanh is lowland evergreen forest and lower montane evergreen forest. However, detailed information is currently not available on the extent and condition of natural forest at the site, and the biodiversity value of the site is yet to be assessed.
Conservation issues
Nui Thanh Cultural and Historical Site is situated close to Ba Na-Nui Chua Nature Reserve. Although the exact boundaries of the cultural and historical site have never been defined, remote sensing data indicate that Nui Thanh may be connected to Ba Na-Nui Chua by forest corridors or may even be contiguous. Therefore, despite its small size, Nui Thanh may be part of a larger area of natural habitat.
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
Nui Thanh is ineligible for VCF support because it does not meet the criteria for supporting forest biodiversity of international importance. The site is situated within Priority Landscape CA1 but it was assessed by a subsequent analysis as having low importance for international biodiversity conservation (Tordoff et al. 2003). 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 |
Decision No. 194/CT, dated 09/08/86 |
| 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
Tordoff, A. W., Timmins, R. J., Smith R. J. and Mai Ky Vinh (2003) Central Annamites Biological Assessment. Hanoi: WWF Indochina Programme.
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