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Vietnam has been ranked the 16th most biologically diverse country in the world! Diverse ecosystems provide clean water, soil stability, buffers against storms and climate shocks as well as a basis for tourism. Biodiversity conservation is an essential component of achieving sustainable, resilient development. This Biodiversity Week we are celebrating Vietnam’s biodiversity status with 16 facts!
BIODIVERSITY FACT 1
On the mainland, there are 15.986 species of flora and 10% among them are endemic species. As for fauna, or more commonly known as animals, there are more than 100 endemic species of birds alone, and almost 80 types of mammals! Vietnam is home to 30 National Parks with more animal species than popular safari destinations such as Kenya and Tanzania.
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Macquarie University research has identified a pressing need to increase funding for conservation parks in Southeast Asia to avoid further extinction of endandered animals.
Conservation parks are supposed to help bring endangered species back from the brink. Sometimes it works. Sometimes, tragically, it doesn’t.
In danger: Elephants are among the big animals at risk of continuing to disappear unless conservation parks are better resourced, research shows.
Macquarie University conservation scientist Victoria Graham and her colleagues have looked at what factors are linked to successes and failures, to understand how more parks can function successfully. Their findings have just been published in Biological Conservation, and expose the key role of adequate funding and staffing in protecting animals.