“The biggest problem in Halong Bay management is too big conflict between protecting and preserving heritage to develop tourism industry. How to preserve heritage has yet to be effectively exploited to reinvest funds for the protection and preservation of Halong Bay … ” – Mr. Pham Minh Chinh , Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee has confirmed this in the Council working with the National cultural Heritage started last September.
In recent years, Quang Ninh has many mechanisms and policies, plans, rules and regulations enacted to serve the conservation and promotion of the values of Halong Bay. Ha Long Bay Management Board, the management unit of the state heritage jointly conducted over 20 scientific research projects, from the value of geology, geomorphology, biodiversity to cultural tourism use, climate, environment, hydrology of Halong Bay. In particular, a number of new threads made recently as ” research, plant breeding trials on Cotton Wood Bay, ” Look at the geological processes, modern geodynamic monitoring service of the fluctuations caves and rocks on the bay, ” investigation, surveying, assessing the current state of archaeological sites on Halong Bay ” …
Environmental preservation issues are particularly interested in the bay with a series of solutions. Accordingly, monitoring the water quality of Halong Bay is made periodically. Along with the propagation and community education; handle check violations of the law on environmental protection, implementation of projects, schemes, applied research solutions and innovative technologies to environmental improvements Ha Long Bay project collection, transportation and disposal shore, examine and assess the current situation and propose solutions for environmental protection bays; collection plans waste on the shores of the bay and shipping handling, response plan for oil spills in the Gulf. Circulation projects involving resources of the people of Ha Long and Technical Cooperation Project Environmental Protection bay involvement with JICA also be deployed.
In recent years , 65 projects, conservation projects, renovations, restoration on the bay, with a total capital of nearly VND 500 billion has been deployed in the area Thien Cung, Dau Go, Sung Sot cave , beach Ti Top, Soi Sim beach, cultural center … the Cua Van floating projects on basic compliance with general planning, quality assurance, socio-economic efficiency, both to protect the values of However, just to increase the value and attractiveness to tourists, a significant contribution for the development of tourism in Ha Long Bay. In particular, a number of new projects completed in 2013 were: Ben pair Thien Cung ship – Dau, investment in infrastructure Refill , La issuer; currently under construction home improvement project work , airport pickup, ancillary works and the way the area Thien Cung, Dau Go, upgrade, upgrade the island boat dock access Ti top …
Propaganda, promotion, public education also made strong. Not only domestic propaganda , photos of Halong Bay is also widely promoted through channels such as CNN International Celebrity (USA ) , KMA , TBS ( Japan ) , Ocean ( Canada ) , KBS ( Korea Korea ) … Along with promoting and educating children and community education ; typically put education heritage protection in schools from the academic year 2000-2001; ecological project boat House Long Ecoboat , build educational documentation to protect the ecological environment of Ha Long Bay, contracting organizations committed to protecting fishermen’s heritage, develop a network of collaborators heritage protection … In particular, implementing the campaign to vote for Ha Long Bay is one of the seven natural wonders of the world have practical effect, contributing to enhance the sense of responsibility at all levels, industry and citizens to protect heritage. Implementation of Directive No. 11 of PPC over time initially limited status cruise ship clinging beggars, hawkers, touts, price pressure. The phenomenon of rock breaking, cutting trees, taking stalactites, exploitation and sale of coral was basically prevent …
Pollution worries
Although much has been achieved but problems result that many people are most worried about the Ha Long Bay is located in the recommendations of the World Heritage Committee, emphasized environmental Halong Bay. In fact, the main source of pollution comes from areas along the Gulf Coast, especially from mining operations, coal processing wastes of coastal residents, from tourist boats, work active transport, ports, residential and friends across the bay. Talking about this, Prof. Dr. Truong Quoc Binh, member of the Board of National Heritage, who stick with the last 2 times Halong Bay recognized world heritage assessment : “Before, Hon Gai blind to coal ports, black trash, now I do have sex, but it is population pressure, social pollution, population, human … “. Another member of the Council table that “cement plant already exists, but should be limited in production, the latter can not leave like that, while the transport of materials to remote locations. The polder has done before, but have tried to overcome, such as protection embankments, polders not continue anymore. New wastewater processing time is only 50 %, need to build a water treatment plant, waste to handle modern radical environmental issues …”
Besides, issues management organizations Halong Bay is also a lot of people interested, because it directly affects the efficiency conservation and exploitation of Halong Bay. Mr. Truong Quoc Binh said: “This is a difficult problem, each local heritage associated with its own characteristics, so it should not be of best management model that should depend on the conditions of the place but could not be single the state management do both.”
In the above work, Dr. Luu Tran Tieu, Chairman National Cultural Heritage has said that for environmental issues, firstly, Quang Ninh can fully apply the solution to wastewater treatment as the primary sedimentation tank through, septic tanks, activated sludge treatment … Due to Ha Long Bay has too many clues, so the plan should be connected to the project, the project of the bay. With the “afterthought “as the existence of such a cement plant would require technical solutions to minimize environmental problems. The migration should be noted fishing village to create a livelihood for these households, the number of households below the sea still have no solution to better serve both the development of tourism on the environment.
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