Petition submitted to set up conservation area for rare langur species in Ninh Bình


The Delacour's langur is one of the rarest endemic primates in Vietnam, currently classified as critically endangered. — VNA/VNS

NINH BINH: Environmental and nature conservation organisations have urgently recommended establishing and protecting a Delacour's langur species and habitat conservation area in Kim Bang in order to restore the environment and ensure ecological connectivity following limestone mining activities.

The joint petition, initiated by the Centre for People and Nature, the Centre for Nature Conservation and Development, the Centre for Highlands Resource Governance Research, GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Centre and WildAct Vietnam, was submitted to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ninh Binh Province on Aug 1.

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