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Tien Hai Wetland Nature Reserve – Source: https://baotainguyenmoitruong.vn/
Tien Hai Nature Reserve (KNR) was recognized under Decision No. 2159/QD-UBND of Thai Binh Provincial People’s Committee on approving the project and establishing a special-use forest in 3 coastal communes of Nam Hung, Nam Phu and Nam Thinh (Tien Hai district). With a total area of 12,500 hectares, the KNR includes mangrove forests, alluvial land and wetlands, of which about 9,000 hectares are in the strictly protected area, 3,500 hectares are for ecological restoration and 1,700 hectares are buffer zones.
The KBTN is located to the north of the Red River estuary, and to the south is Xuan Thuy National Park. On September 20, 1988, Xuan Thuy National Park was planned as the first Ramsar site in Vietnam. On January 24, 1995, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment issued Official Dispatch No. 14/Tmg, expanding the Ramsar area to include Con Vanh and Con Thu, belonging to Tien Hai KBTN, with rich biodiversity. In particular, the KBTN’s vegetation layer includes mangrove forests, casuarina forests and a variety of wetland habitats such as mixed mangroves, ban, mam, o ro, and pure planted forests… In addition, the KBTN also has shrimp pond habitats, sand dunes, sandbanks, and sedimentation areas. Due to the characteristics of the KBTN being an alluvial land, formed by the alluvium of the Red River, mangrove forests are mixed with planted forests, so during the migratory bird season, this place becomes a shelter for millions of birds.
Currently, Tien Hai Nature Reserve concentrates 215 bird species belonging to 31 families, 14 orders (accounting for nearly 26% of the total number of bird species and over 73% of the total number of orders currently in Vietnam), including 7 bird species of genetic conservation value, listed in the Vietnam Red Book such as grey-legged pelican, large yellow-billed cuckoo, large yellow-legged cuckoo, spoon-billed cuckoo… According to the latest statistics, there are 115 plant species, 42 families, belonging to 99 genera, this class of plants is food for birds. In particular, the Nature Reserve also has up to 43 types of medicinal plants, accounting for 40% of the total species.
According to the Institute of Marine Research, the fish species in the KBTN include 107 species belonging to 44 families, 12 orders, of which there is only one species of cartilaginous fish, the rest are bony fish (about 20 species of high economic value such as clams, mussels, clams, don, dan, mong tay, yam, sea crabs, crabs, shrimps). In addition, there are about 113 species of insects, 37 species of amphibians and reptiles, of which 4 are rare and in need of conservation, listed in the Vietnam Red Book.
Potential for ecotourism development
With the geographical location and value of Tien Hai Nature Reserve, in recent years, Thai Binh province has exploited those advantages to serve economic development, especially eco-tourism. In 2008, Thai Binh Provincial People’s Committee approved the planning for the construction of Con Vanh Eco-tourism Area on an area of over 140 hectares, built on the coast, combining diverse areas of resort tourism, residential areas combined with services, entertainment areas and aquaculture.
Tien Hai Nature Reserve is an area with diverse habitats, the most important of which are tidal sandbanks, reed beds and mangrove forests. It is known that all three communes in the coastal buffer zone of Tien Hai Nature Reserve, including Nam Thinh, Nam Hung and Nam Phu, have one of the typical ecosystems such as: mangrove forests, casuarina forests blocking sand on Vanh sandbank, aquatic ecosystems and estuaries – coastal areas… This place is also known for many communal houses, pagodas, churches, festivals, especially many folk games and traditional cultural activities such as Cheo singing, betel and betel, ritual dance, brass trumpets… These are indispensable factors in the development of community ecotourism in Thai Binh.
In recent years, during the April 30 and May 1 holidays alone, about 10,000 tourists came to Con Vanh every day to visit and swim. In addition to taking advantage of tourism development, people in the buffer zone in the three communes of Nam Phu, Nam Thinh and Nam Hung (Tien Hai district) also develop shrimp and clam farming areas, earning hundreds of millions of VND per year.
Source: Department of Natural Resources and Environment