18:19, 16/08/2023
BHG – On the afternoon of August 16.8, the Provincial People's Committee, the Steering Committee for Tourism Development and Global Geopark (GCC) Unesco Stone Plateau (CND) Dong Van held a conference to review the construction and development of the Global Geopark. Unesco Bridge Dong Van Stone Plateau in the period of 2018 - 2022; implementing key tasks in the period of 2023 - 2027. Comrades: Nguyen Van Son, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Tran Duc Quy, Provincial Member, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee co-chaired the conference.
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| Conference overview. |
Attending were Mr. Dao Quyen Truong, Deputy Director of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Unesco Vietnam; Professor Guy Martini, Senior Advisor, Council Chairman, General Secretary of the Unesco Geoparks Network; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Tan Van, Coordinator of the Global Geopark Network; leaders of Department of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Institute of Geosciences and Minerals; consultants and scientists.
On the side of our province, there are members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee: Ly Thi Lan, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the XNUMXth National Assembly Delegation of Ha Giang province; Chung Thi Chien, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; leaders of the Party building boards of the Provincial Party Committee, departments, divisions and branches; Standing People's Committees of districts in the area of Unesco Geopark Dong Van.
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| Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Son and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Duc Quy chaired the conference. |
On October 3.10.2010, 2, Dong Van Sun Industrial Park was officially recognized as a member by the Advisory Council of the Global Geopark network, becoming the second Geopark in Southeast Asia and the first Geopark in Vietnam. . Dong Van Thermal Power Plant has successfully passed 3 re-evaluation of members of the UNESCO Global Geopark network in 2014, 2018 and 2022. Currently, Dong Van Thermal Power Plant has become an attractive tourist destination in the country and the world; The number of tourists has grown rapidly and stably, from 300 in 2010 to 2,2 million in 2022 and is expected to reach 3 million in 2023. Tourism development contributes to a clear change. socio-economic appearance, creating jobs and increasing income for people. The poverty reduction rate of 4 districts in the Central Highlands is over 6%/year, 1-2% higher than the province's average poverty reduction rate...
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| Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Son spoke at the conference. |
At the conference, the consulting team of Unesco and the delegates highly appreciated the initial success in tourism development and tourist attraction of Dong Van Geopark. At the same time, discuss and highlight a number of inadequacies that need to be resolved such as: The threat from illegal quarrying activities; illegal construction works, not in accordance with the planning; Traditional house architecture is lost, losing the attractiveness of heritage sites and landscapes. Experts said that: The province should pay attention to and support the new conservation zoning; decisions to ensure legally appropriate conservation. Set up a quick response system in the localities to receive information and intervene from the very beginning for conservation violations. Completing regulations and supporting policies on construction in the Geopark area, ensuring the preservation of traditional architecture in harmony with the landscape. Paying attention to preserving intangible cultural heritage values through clearly identifying the cultural values of each ethnic group to carry out conservation work, associated with teaching to the younger generation.
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| Professor Guy Martini, Senior Advisor, Council President, General Secretary of the Unesco Geoparks Network spoke at the conference. |
One issue that experts and delegates are concerned about is the apparatus of the Management Board of Dong Van Geopark, under the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. According to the analysis, at present, the management of the Geopark is facing the rapid increase and expansion of socio-economic activities in the region, so it is difficult to react in time to the acts of the geopark. heritage encroachment. Therefore, the province needs to make the necessary decisions, including rebuilding an effective management board, especially establishing the Dong Van Geopark Management Board under the Provincial People's Committee and led by the People's Committee. The province is the head of the committee in order to gain transparency in the direction, management and resolution of arising problems...
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| Assoc. Prof-Dr. Tran Tan Van, Coordinator of the GCC Park network spoke at the conference. |
Speaking at the conference, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Son received the comments and pledged to direct the implementation of reasonable scientific advice to ensure the sustainable development of Dong Van Geopark. , which fully meets the criteria of a member of the Unesco Geoparks network. At the same time, it is proposed that ministries, branches and specialized agencies of the Central Government continue to support the province in the conservation, embellishment and promotion of the value of the Geopark, especially those tasked with building administrative regulations. geopark legislation; conservation knowledge and techniques; promotion and training; operate tourist sites and attractions; cultural diplomacy; orientation to seek investment capital for tourism infrastructure.
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| Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Son presented Certificates of Merit to Professor Guy Martini and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Tan Van. |
The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the provincial departments and branches to advise and issue a detailed plan to effectively implement the tasks in the period of 2023 - 2027; determined to build and develop Geopark in a sustainable way; maintain the title of Unesco Geopark Dong Van and proceed to build the national tourist area of Dong Van Industria by 2030. For the People's Committees of the Geopark districts, it is necessary to be more proactive in management and conservation. , promote the value of Geopark. Actively coordinate and unify in conservation and development activities. Focus on removing difficulties to preserve and develop Geopark, serving socio-economic development. Strengthen inspection, review, prevention and avoidance of law violations. Organize extensive propaganda in the community to always unite, preserve cultural identity, take cultural heritage to develop tourism, create livelihoods, escape poverty and get rich, contributing to the construction of the homeland of Ha Giang is growing day by day…
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| Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Son presented certificates of merit to the collectives. |
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| Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Duc Quy awarded certificates of merit to individuals. |
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| Director of the Department of Culture, Information and Tourism Nguyen Hong Hai presents Certificates of Merit to individuals. |
At the conference, many collectives and individuals were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for their outstanding achievements in the management, protection and development of Dong Van Geopark; Received Certificate of Merit from the Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism for his achievements in serving the re-evaluation of Dong Van Geopark in the period of 2018 - 2022.
News, photo: Kim Tien
