In recent years, functional forces, local authorities and people have accompanied and joined hands to effectively protect the Pù Huống Forest - one of the three core areas of the Western Nghệ An Biosphere Reserve.
Local residents and environmentalists have been spreading the news that UNESCO Việt Nam has opposed an official letter from the Đồng Nai People's Committee consulting on a contractor's proposal to build a 40km highway with a bridge across the core zone of the Đồng Nai Biosphere Reserve.