UNESCO’s International Coordination Council of Man and the Biosphere Programme (MBA) on May 2009 officially recognised the Cham Islands and Ca Mau Cape as global biosphere reserves.
Vietnam currently has eight UNESCO-recognized biosphere reserves:
1. Can Gio Mangrove in Ho Chi Minh City (in 2000)
2. Cat Tien National Park (in 2001)
3. Cat Ba Island in Hai Phong City (in 2004)
4. Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve (including Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh anh Thai Binh provinces - in 2004)
5. Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve in Kien Giang Province (2006)
6. The Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve (in 2007)
7. Cham Island in Quang Nam (in 2009)
8. Ca Mau Cape in Ca Mau(in 2009)
Now Viet Nam ranks the first in the list of Southeast ASIA 's global biosphere reserves. So far, the total number of “World biosphere reserve” sites worldwide were more than 500, belonging to 100 countries and regions.