The meeting aims to discuss the ECN establishment and create collaborative opportunities for developing ecotourism activities in and around Cuc Phuong National Park and Van Long Wetlands Nature Reserve, focusing on nature conservation and community livelihoods.

With the participation of representatives from Cuc Phuong National Park, Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve, businesses including hotels, travel agencies, cooperatives and local authorities/communities, the meeting has received lots of feedbacks and recommendations for establishing, developing and especially sustaining the ECN – Cuc Phuong & Ninh Binh.

In the context of post-COVID recovery of the tourism industry, the ECN establishment is necessary which simultaneously bring economic benefits and protect the nature.