Protected places

Protected Areas account for more than 14% of the Ecoregion

Most of Vietnam's protected areas are classified as Special-use forest land. This is land that is planned for forest establishment and development for the purposes of:

natural conservation
constituting models for environmental protection
serving as a gene bank for forest flora and fauna and as a site for research
protecting historical vestiges, cultural and scenic places
providing services for tourism.

Special-use forest land is usually classified as a National Park, a Nature Reserve or a Cultural - historical - environmental forest.

In Lao P.D.R. and Cambodia, nearly all of the protected areas are called National Biodiversity Conservation Areas (NBCA) and Wildlife Sanctuaries, respectively.

All together, there are nearly 70 protected areas in the Greater Annamites ecoregion, accounting for more than fourteen percent of its area.

Type of Protected Area Country No. Area (ha)
	Country	No.	Area
National Parks	Vietnam	10	693,214
Nature Reserves	Vietnam	26	776,420
National Biodiversity Conservation Areas (NBCA)	Lao P.D.R.	10	1,536,550
Wildlife Sanctuaries	Cambodia	2	122,500
Cultural-Historic Sites	Vietnam	17	105,354
	Total	65	3,234,038

National Parks Total area: 693,214 ha
No	Name	Province	Area (ha)	Year **	Country
1	Bach Ma	Thua Thien Hue	22,031	1986	Vietnam
2	Bu Gia Map	Binh Phuoc	22,330		Vietnam
3	Ben En	Thanh Hoa	16,634	1986	Vietnam
4	Cat Tien	Dong Nai, Lam Dong, Binh Phuoc	73,878	1978	Vietnam
5	Chu Mom Ray	Kon Tum	48,658	2002	Vietnam
6	Cuc Phuong	Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa	22,200	1962	Vietnam
7	Phong Nha Ke Bang	Quang Binh	86,200	2001	Vietnam
8	Pu Mat	Nghe An	91,113	2001	Vietnam
9	Rung kho Phan Rang	Ninh Thuan	16,775		Vietnam
10	Virachey	Ratanakiri, Stoeng Treng	332,500	1993	Cambodia

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Nature Reserves Total area: 776, 420 ha
No	Name	Province	Area (ha)	Year **	Country
1	Ba Ba- Nui Chua	TP Da Nang	38,210	1986	Vietnam
2	Ban Dao Son Tra	TP Da Nang	4,370	1977	Vietnam
3	Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	11,293	1986	Vietnam
4	Bi Dup-Nui Ba	Lam Dong	71,062	1986	Vietnam
5	Chu Yang Sinh	Dak Lak	54,227	1986	Vietnam
6	Cu Lao Cham	Quang Nam	6,719	1986	Vietnam
7	Da Krong	Quang Tri	40,526	2001	Vietnam
8	Ea So	Dak Lak	22,000	2001	Vietnam
9	Ke Go	Ha Tinh	24,801	1995	Vietnam
10	Kon Ka Kinh	Gia Lai	41,710	1986	Vietnam
11	Kong Cha Rang	Gia Lai	15,900	1986	Vietnam
12	Krong Trai	Phu Yen	22,290	1986	Vietnam
13	Nam Ca	Dak Lak	24,555	1986	Vietnam
14	Nam Nung	Dak Lak	10,849	1986	Vietnam
15	Ngoc Linh Kon Tum	Kon Tum	41,424	2000	Vietnam
16	Ngoc Linh Quang Nam				Vietnam
17	Nui Ong (Bien Lac)	Binh Thuan	25,469	1986	Vietnam
18	Phong Dien	Thua Thien Hue	41,548	2001	Vietnam
19	Pu Hoat	Nghe An	67,934	2000	Vietnam
20	Pu Huong	Nghe An	50,075	1986	Vietnam
21	Pu Luong	Thanh Hoa	17,662	1995	Vietnam
22	Song Thanh	Quang Nam			Vietnam
23	Ta Kon	Binh Thuan	17,823	1988	Vietnam
24	Thuong Tien	Hoa Binh	7,308	1986	Vietnam
25	Vu Quang	Ha Tinh	55,950	1986	Vietnam
26	Xuan Lien	Thanh Hoa	23,610	2000	Vietnam

National Biodiversity Conservation Areas (NBCAs) Total area: 1, 536, 550 ha
No	Name	Province	Area (ha)	Year **	Country
1	Dong Amphan	Attapeu	169,900	1993	Lao P.D.R.
2	Dong Houa Sao	Champasak	94,700	1993	Lao P.D.R.
3	Dong Phou Vieng	Savannakhet	197,300*	1996	Lao P.D.R.
4	Hin Nam No	Khammouane	75,000	1993	Lao P.D.R.
5	Nakai-Nam Theun	Khammouane, Bolikhamxay	305,800	1993	Lao P.D.R.
6	Nam Kading	Bolikhamxay	144,200	1993	Lao P.D.R.
7	Phou Hin Poun	Khammouane	202,900	1993	Lao P.D.R.
8	Phou Xang He	Savannakhet	99,300	1993	Lao P.D.R.
9	Xe Bang Nouan	Saravan, Savannakhet	108,400	1993	Lao P.D.R.
10	Xe Xap	Saravan, Xekong	139,050*	1995	Lao P.D.R.

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Wildlife Sanctuaries Total area: 122,500 ha
No	Name	Province	Area (ha)	Year **	Country
1	Phnom Nam Lyr	Mondulkiri	47,500	1993	Cambodia
2	Snoul	Kratie	75,000	1993	Cambodia

Cultural-Historic Sites Total area: 105,354 ha
No	Name	Province	Area (ha)	Year **	Country
1	Dong Son Pine forest	Thanh Hoa	290	1989	Vietnam
2	Da Lat Pine forest	Lam Dong	32,051	1993	Vietnam
3	Deo Ca-Hon Nua	Phu Yen	8,876	1986	Vietnam
4	Den Ba Trieu	Thanh Hoa	2,068	1986	Vietnam
5	Bac Hai Van	Thua Thien Hue	14,547	1993	Vietnam
6	Ba To (Cao Muon)	Quang Ngai	6,060	1986	Vietnam
7	Huong Son	Ha Tay	4,355	1986	Vietnam
8	Ho Lac	Dak Lak	12,744	1986	Vietnam
9	Hoa Lu	Ninh Binh	5,666	1996	Vietnam
10	Lam Son	Thanh Hoa	141	1986	Vietnam
11	Nam Hai Van	TP Da Nang	10,850	1992	Vietnam
12	Ngoc Trao	Thanh Hoa	825	1986	Vietnam
13	Nui Ba	Binh Dinh	4,000	1994	Vietnam
14	Nui Ba Ra	Binh Phuoc	940	1986	Vietnam
15	Nui Chung	Nghe An	600	1989	Vietnam
16	Sam Son	Thanh Hoa	543	1994	Vietnam
17	Vuon Cam Nguyen Hue	Binh Dinh	798	1995	Vietnam

* Denotes an average value, calculated as the mid-point of the range given in the source material
** Denotes the year that the protected are was established

Sources
Categorization and Allocation of Protected Areas in Vietnam, FPD, May 2002.
Review of the national Protected Area System of Lao PDR, Lao-Swedish Forestry Programme/DFRC/IUCN, 2001
Cambodia: First State of the Environment Report, MoE Cambodia, 1994
Socio-economic and Ecological survey in Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary, DNCP/WWF, 1996
Note: there are a number of provincial and a few district protected areas that have been established locally but are still formally
outside the national protected area systems. These are not listed here.

In addition, there are four UNESCO World Heritage Sites and one Man and Biosphere Reserve.

World Heritage Sites
No	Name	Province	Area (ha)	Year *	Country
1	Complex of Hue Monuments	Thua Thien Hue	--	1993	Vietnam
2	Hoi An Ancient Town	Quang Nam	--	1999	Vietnam
3	My Son Sanctuary	Quang Nam	--	1993	Vietnam
4	Phong Nha	Quang Binh

* Denotes the year that the protected are was established
Note: All sites are listed as "cultural" sites.

Man and Biosphere Reserves
No	Name	Province	Area (ha)	Year	Country
1	Cat Tien	Dong Nai, Lam Dong, Binh Phuoc	37,900	2001	Vietnam

For more detailed information on protected areas, you can view the Sourcebook of Protected Areas by BirdLife International.

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