Vietnam sees potential for medicinal herb ecotourism

(FILES) This photo taken on March 15, 2023 shows a man walking in a coffee farm in Plei Bau Can in Vietnam's central highlands, Gia Lai province. Producers from Malaysia's palm oil industry to Vietnam's coffee sector on October 3, 2024 welcomed a European Union decision to delay implementation of its controversial new anti-deforestation rules. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

HANOI: Experts have pointed out the significant untapped potential for combining cultivation of medicinal herbs with ecotourism in Vietnam, thanks to the country’s rich diversity of medicinal resources.

Vietnam is home to more than 5,110 species and subspecies of medicinal plants, used for health and healing purposes.