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JICA CP JPP Mangrove

This document provides information on a mangrove reforestation and environmental education project in Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City. The project aims to reforest 50 hectares of mangrove forest, set up long-term monitoring plots to track the forest's recovery, and provide environmental education opportunities for youth in Japan and Vietnam. Most of Can Gio's original mangrove forests were destroyed during the Vietnam War by herbicide spraying, but have been replanted with mixed results, and this project seeks to restore the area with a richer diversity of native species over three years from 2004 to 2007.

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JICA CP JPP Mangrove

This document provides information on a mangrove reforestation and environmental education project in Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City. The project aims to reforest 50 hectares of mangrove forest, set up long-term monitoring plots to track the forest's recovery, and provide environmental education opportunities for youth in Japan and Vietnam. Most of Can Gio's original mangrove forests were destroyed during the Vietnam War by herbicide spraying, but have been replanted with mixed results, and this project seeks to restore the area with a richer diversity of native species over three years from 2004 to 2007.

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(Project Information Sheet)

Mangrove Reforestation and Environmental Education


in Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City

Background
Almost all of mangrove forests in Can Gio were destroyed
in the herbicide spraying by US during the Vietnam War.
The local people have positively planted mangroves on the
ruined land since during the war and the forest recovered
in most damaged area. This area was designated in the
Mangrove Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2001.
However, there is partially a poor result plantation area
because unsuitable species such as Eucalyptus were
planted.
The Management Board for Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere
Reserve planned a ten years reforestation program for
recovering an original ecosystem with rich diversity and
started it in 2002, though there is a problem of lack of
funds.
Nam Du Association expected to carry out 50 ha
reforestation under technical support by the Management
Board.

Overall Goal/ Objective Major Activities


(Project Purpose) The project conducts main activities on:
1) To reforest 50 ha of mangrove forests including 8ha of - Mangrove reforestation
already reforested area with rich diversity - Monitoring
2) To set up permanent plots for long-term monitoring of
the recovering processes of mangrove ecosystems and
to monitor the initial stage.
3) To offer a chance for cross culture understanding and
environmental education for youth in Japan and
Vietnam through the cooperative works of mangrove
plantation and monitoring.

Counterpart Duration
Vietnamese side: August 2004 ~ July 2007
1) The People’s Committee, Can Gio District
2) The Management Board for Can Gio Mangrove
Biosphere Reserve
3)Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development of Ho Chi Minh City
Japanese side: The Nam Du Association

JICA Vietnam Office


http://www.jica.go.jp/vietnam

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