Environmental Policy Of Vietnam 's National Parks

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Lyndon B. Johnson made the Vietnam War his own by escalation and the involvement of the United States growing. While being president of the United States Johnson had the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution signed by the senators. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was signed because of the earlier attack of an American ship by the Vietnamese. This resolution gave the president the power to do what is necessary to prevent another attack. Even though it was proven that no Vietnamese attack actually happened. This was the first time that America had declared a war against another country. He sent American troops to Vietnam by aircrafts and by ground troops. This action contradicted what he said in his election. In his reelection campaign he specifically said

Like many eager non native environmentalists, waiting to be engulfed by the green revolution, I saw the Indigenous culture as a link that could bring me closer to the earth. I believed that the generation of biodiversity could only

Imagine a world with barren trees in overgrown fields. The only sound to be heard is the wind blowing through the tall grass. A world once full of life now lays empty do to extinction. This is the result of a world that failed to understand the importance of wildlife conservation. Why is wildlife so important? What steps need to be taken to preserve wildlife? How can one become involved in wildlife conservation? These are all important questions that need to be explored in order to help maintain the delicate ecosystem on Earth. Wildlife plays a vital role in this fragile ecosystem and without wildlife the human race would not survive.

The irreversible rate of biodiversity loss facing societies and companies is a key environmental challenge. Conservation of bio-diversity is crucial to ensure the continuous supply of ecosystem services such as seed dispersal, nutrients product, waste decomposition and water and nutrients production, which support life and human activities. Other sectors such as farming, forestry, fisheries and tourism may be affected by habitat loss and local ecosystems (Pickering and Hill, 2007). Biodiversity conservation thus ensures the long-term sustainability of the sectors.

Our National Parks are facing some major problems, and it is starting to show its damaging effects. The places we have kept protected from people are now seeing major problems from the number of things changing on our planet. The first thing that has been affecting our national parks is the budget for these parks. Most national parks are free, so they are not making any money, which can become a problem. The second thing that is effecting the National parks is the crazy climate change, and how it can cause epidemics like fires or little to no water. The last problem they face is ecosystem crisis like foreign invaders or disease. These things are and have been prominent in our national parks, and need to be helped to keep these parks from going away forever.

Forest and marine habitats are being destroyed and some of the wildlife they contain is being driven to extinction under the pressures of hunting, logging, agriculture, and fishing. Where areas have been officially reserved for nature conservation, many developing country governments lack sufficient funds to manage and protect them. These areas are being destroyed because they are not fully valued for their role as nature's genetic reservoirs of the world's biological resources. It is the major threat to the rich biodiversity and natural habitats of the wilds in the jungles.

In the current management system in Nepal, community forestry (CF) is one of the effective mechanisms to reduce deforestation and increase greenery in the country, but there is uncertainty to what extent CF supports biodiversity conservation (Acharya, 2003). Community forestry has contributed to improving and diversifying livelihoods by mobilizing locally available natural forest. As per the Forest Act (1993), community forest user groups (CFUGs) retain 100% of revenues generated and 25% are used in forest development

In the article Impacts of Hunting on Tropical Forests in Southeast Asia, by Harrison and others, the authors examine how a wide variety of factors have influenced hunting practices in Southeast Asia and led to a rapid decline in animal populations in the region. According to the criteria outlined by Clark, the problem in this article is well defined: the practices employed by hunters are unsustainable and indiscriminate, destroying large numbers of vulnerable and rare animal species. Solutions must be found to protect these species while also respecting the cultural rights of those to hunt.

What does the concept of ‘ecosystem services’ add to the theory and practice of conservation?

By contrasting and comparing case studies in developing countries with varying degrees of wetland conservation success, it is clear that local community involvement and support of conservation is critical to success. Acknowledging this, those sites with unsuccessful wetland conservation have begun to plan initiatives to promote community participation and support.

A new solution whos potential hasn’t been fully taken advantage of until now is ecological restoration which is a process whereby not only the recovery of eco systems that have been degraded damaged or destroyed are looked at but also the human influences that surround them.

The first disadvantage of wilderness and wildlife preservation for less-affluent countries is the loss of traditional homes, agriculture lands, hunting accesses and culture for its local populations (Fryer, M. 2015). An example of this dark side from preservation of nature is Project Tiger. Project Tiger is launched after international concern had been raised for tiger ever since the General Assembly of the IUCN in New Delhi in 1969

Over the past twenty years, CBNRM has been adopted as a panacea for achieving sustainable NRM and rural economic development in East and Southern Africa [13]. CBNRM was born out of the wisdom that most causes of rural resource degradation take place due to centralised governance systems that exclude local communities from accessing resources in protected areas [14]. Thus, Nyirenda et al. [15], note that CBNRM should contribute to improved collective action in NRM. The net benefits of this approach include among others rural poverty alleviation, enhancing conservation, strengthening rural economies, empowering local community management capability in order to lead to long-term social, economic and ecological benefits [13]. CBNRM has been implemented using different models notable among which include Zimbabwe’s CAMPFIRE [16], and LIFE in Namibia [13].

1. Introduction Conservation of Biodiversity in Cambodia has been gathering momentum in the past few years in response to international conservation efforts and increased land degradation and loss (Conservation International 2004). International monetary institutions such as the World Bank and transnational NGOs such as Conservation International have been influential in changing forestry legislation in Cambodia (Reuters 2002). However, the implementation of these laws and practices are not always as successfully carried out or adhered to on a local level (Reuters 2002). The flaws in implementation may eventually lead to the degradation of the biodiversity in question. The