Ngoc Son Ngo Luong Nature Reserve
The Ngoc Son Ngo Luong Nature Reserve is located in Tan Lac & Lac Son districts of Hoa Binh province. The Nature Reserve covers a land area of approximately 19,254ha and forms the central portion of the greater Pu Luong - Cuc Phuong landscape. It was established with Decision No. 2714/QDUBND of the PPC of Hoa Binh province in 2004. The Decision became effective in January 2006.
The dominant ecosystem in NSNL NR is mixed forests growing on limestone. These forests represent a significant percentage of Vietnam’s remaining northern limestone forests, a globally important karst biome. Many parts of NSNL NR still contain high levels of biodiversity and high rates of endemism. The Reserve contains a range of species listed as globally rare or endangered, and many are protected under Vietnamese law. Comprehensive background information on the forest types, the vertebrate fauna, the land and forest use, and the natural water resources in NSNL NR were provided by multiple surveys prepared with the support of the Ngoc Son Ngo Luong Project funded by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID) and implemented by Fundación Promoción Social de la Cultura (FPSC) and the Forest Protection Department of Hoa Binh.
The NSNL NR is composed of approximately 78 percent forestland, 15 percent agricultural land and 7 percent unused lands. It includes several different land use systems including paddy rice, fruit and vegetable cultivation, animal husbandry, forest timber plantations, gardening, and management of communal natural forests. Agriculture is the primary means of production for the people within the Nature Reserve.
NSNL NR includes a total of seven communes (Nam Son, Bac Son, Ngo Luong, Ngoc Son, Ngoc Lau, Tu Do, and Tan My) with a total population of approximately 14,000 people in 2,578 households.
Hoa Binh province is home to six ethnic minorities, each with their own languages, traditional literature, and festivals. It is one of the few provinces in Vietnam where an ethnic minority group (Muong) represents the majority (63%) of the provincial population. Nearly all (90%) of the people living in the NSNL NR belong to the Muong ethnic group.
The dominant ecosystem in NSNL NR is mixed forests growing on limestone. These forests represent a significant percentage of Vietnam’s remaining northern limestone forests, a globally important karst biome. Many parts of NSNL NR still contain high levels of biodiversity and high rates of endemism. The Reserve contains a range of species listed as globally rare or endangered, and many are protected under Vietnamese law. Comprehensive background information on the forest types, the vertebrate fauna, the land and forest use, and the natural water resources in NSNL NR were provided by multiple surveys prepared with the support of the Ngoc Son Ngo Luong Project funded by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID) and implemented by Fundación Promoción Social de la Cultura (FPSC) and the Forest Protection Department of Hoa Binh.
The NSNL NR is composed of approximately 78 percent forestland, 15 percent agricultural land and 7 percent unused lands. It includes several different land use systems including paddy rice, fruit and vegetable cultivation, animal husbandry, forest timber plantations, gardening, and management of communal natural forests. Agriculture is the primary means of production for the people within the Nature Reserve.
NSNL NR includes a total of seven communes (Nam Son, Bac Son, Ngo Luong, Ngoc Son, Ngoc Lau, Tu Do, and Tan My) with a total population of approximately 14,000 people in 2,578 households.
Hoa Binh province is home to six ethnic minorities, each with their own languages, traditional literature, and festivals. It is one of the few provinces in Vietnam where an ethnic minority group (Muong) represents the majority (63%) of the provincial population. Nearly all (90%) of the people living in the NSNL NR belong to the Muong ethnic group.
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