Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee has just approved an ecotourism, resort, and entertainment project at U Minh Ha National Park by 2030, with a total investment of about 1.458 trillion VND (more than 61.3 million USD), including 1.4 trillion VND (nearly 59 million USD) from socialisation capital.
The administrative service subdivision at U Minh Ha National Park in Ca Mau Province. (Photo: NDO)
The recently approved project aims to develop ecotourism, resorts and entertainment services at U Minh Ha National Park in a sustainable manner, in association with the conservation and development of the Melaleuca forest ecosystem and biodiversity of U Minh Ha.
Ca Mau also set a goal of preserving the landscape and protecting the environment, as well as ensuring a harmonious interaction between tourism development and the protection of the value of natural resources.
The project will be carried out in two functional areas including an administrative service area and a part of an ecological restoration subdivision, with a total area of more than 1,300 hectares.
A corner of U Minh Ha National Park (Photo: NDO)
U Minh Ha National Park, which is about 26km from the centre of Ca Mau City, covers a total area of 8,200 hectares in the Tran Van Thoi and U Minh Districts. This is one of the two national parks with a specific forest ecosystem in Ca Mau Province.
The park has typical flora and fauna of a wetland on a peat layer, which was formed by perennial plant remains.