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Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests; Red River freshwater swamp forests; South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests; Southern Annamites montane rain forests; Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests; Tonle Sap-Mekong peat swamp forests
Its habitat types vary from coastal lagoons to montane forest. The Mount Bạch Mã mountain is located within the park. It is the wettest park in Vietnam recording an annual rainfall of 7,977 millimetres (314.1 in), It is considered a 'Centre of Plant Diversity' in Vietnam.
Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest and Biosphere Reserve is developed as a special eco-tourism site. Various resources are exploited such as mangroves forest, marine resources, natural rivers, traditional craft villages Thieng Lieng Hamlet salt village, Tam Thon Hiep Commune with bird farming, Long Hoa Commune with fishing. [ 4 ]
The floral richness of the rain forest habitats comprise a broad range of evergreens. [19] According to the Conservation International List Vietnam is identified as the fifth biodiversity hot spot in the world, on account of its exotic flora and fauna. Between 1997 and 2007, almost 1000 new species have been discovered.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE, Vietnamese: Bộ Tài nguyên và Môi trường) is a government ministry in Vietnam responsible for: land, water resources; mineral resources, geology; environment; hydrometeorology; climate change; surveying and mapping; management of the islands and the sea.
Most forest habitats in temperate regions support relatively few animal and plant species, and species that tend to have large geographical distributions, while the montane forests of Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, and lowland forests of Australia, coastal Brazil, the Caribbean islands, Central America, and insular Southeast Asia have ...
Very little pristine forest remains within this ecoregion. Lowland forests growing on limestone substrates commonly reach only 15-20 m in height but grow to 30-35 m on favorable sites. Few emergent trees in most stands suggest past cutting of larger trees.
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