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Das
Regenwaldschutzprojekt des Kölner Zoo in Vietnam
Mit der Planung des neuen Regenwaldhauses, dem REGENWALD, entschloss
sich der Zoo Köln, sein internationales Naturschutzengagement
weiter auszubauen: Zum ersten Mal geht der Zoo eine Partnerschaft
für ein ganzes Naturschutzgebiet ein.
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WDR:
Zoo Köln - Biotopschutz in Vietnam
"Wir engagieren uns gerade in diesem Gebiet," so der Kölner
Zoologe Theo Pagel, "weil es so vielversprechend ist. Gerade,
was die Artenvielfalt angeht." Allein neun verschiedene Affenarten
leben hier, in Vietnams größtem Karstwald. Noch immer werden
neue Tiere entdeckt, sogar große Säuger, noch immer sind
die zerklüfteten Hänge für Menschen schwer zugänglich.
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WDR:
Fotogalerie zur Phong Nha-Ke Bang
... eine der letzten unberührten Landschaften in Vietnam |
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Unesco
- World Heritage Sites
"The karst formation of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has evolved
since the Palaeozoic (some 400 million years ago) and so is the oldest
major karst area in Asia..." |
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UNEP
- World Heritage Sites
In 1999 there were 80,500 domestic visitors and 900 international
visitors. Phong Nha Cave is the principal visitor site, with a team
of boatmen taking people into the cave. There is a guest house with
20 rooms near the Xuan Son ferry, where boats depart for the cave.
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Vietnam
Tourism - Infos
The area is considered a paradise for researchers and explorers
of grottoes and caves, and Vietnamese and British scientists have
so far surveyed 20 with a total length of 70km. Of them, 17 are
in the Phong Nha area and three in the Ke Bang area. Besides
the grotto and cave systems, Phong Nha has the longest underground
rivers, the largest caverns and passageways, the widest and prettiest
sand banks, and the most astonishing rock formations in the world. |
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VietnamNet:
The plunder of Phong Nha – Ke Bang
UNESCO is concerned for the health of the forest here. Illegal animal
hunting, trapping and the logging are rife. One of the burning issues
for Vietnam’s cultural and natural heritage sites is the imbalance
between exploitation and protection. |