Conservation Of Pinaceae In Hoang Lien National Park Lao Cai Province

Conservation of Pinaceae in Hoang Lien National Park, Lao Cai province

Student: Hoang Thuy Linh; Advisor: Hoang Van Sam

ACKNOWLEGDEMENT

First of all, I am grateful to teachers of Vietnam National University of Forest for

establishing me to complete this thesis. I would like to acknowledgement all members of

Hoang Lien National Park for support necessary things and provide me documents. I wish to

express my sincere gratitude to officers of my university for providing me with all the

necessary facilities. I take this opportunity to record our sincere thanks to all members of the

Falcuty of Forest Resource and Environment Management for their help and encouragement. I

am deeply indebted to my supervisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Sam and Dr. Tobias

Matusch whose stimulating motivation and valuable ideas helped me to complete this thesis. I

also acknowledgement Sa Pa local government and local people for helping me during my

researching time in Sa Pa.

ABSTRACT

Plant of Pinaceae in Hoang Lien National Park is quite diversity with 5 species. All of

them listed in IUCN Red list 2015, which including Abies delavayi Franch.subsp.

fansipanensis (Q.P. Xiang & al.) Rushforth at CR- Critically Endangered level. There are 02

species in Vietnam Red Book 2007; 01 species listed in Decree 32/2006 / of Vietnamese

Government. The results of the research show that Pinaceae species distribute at elevations

between 1,000 m to less than 2500 m has Thong duoi ngua (Pinus massoniana D.Don),

Thong ba la (Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gord), Thong hai la(Pinus merkusii Jungh.& de Vriese).

And two species are distributed relatively narrow and at higher elevations (> 2500 m) as Van

sam (Abies devalayi ssp.fansipanesis Rushforth), Thiet sam (Tsuga dumosa (D. Don)

Eichler). Some solutions have been proposed to conserve and develop of Pinaceae species in

Hoang Lien National Park.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEGDEMENT

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPENDIX

APPENDIX 1: TABLE

CHAPTER I. OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH ................................................................. 3

1.1. Worldwide research......................................................................................................... 3

1.2. Research in Vietnam ....................................................................................................... 4

1.3. The study of Pinaceae in Hoang Lien National Park ........................................................ 6

CHAPTER II. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, CONTENT AND METHODS OF THE

RESEARCH .......................................................................................................................... 8

2.1. Research subjects. ........................................................................................................... 8

2.2. Objectives. ...................................................................................................................... 8

2.3. Contents. ......................................................................................................................... 8

2.4. Methods. ......................................................................................................................... 8

2.4.1. Field Investigation Method........................................................................................... 8

2.4.2. Non-Field Investigation Method ................................................................................. 11

CHAPTER III. NATURAL CONDITIONS – ECONOMY – SOCIAL OF RESEARCH

AREA .................................................................................................................................. 13

3.1. Natural conditions of Hoang Lien National Park ........................................................... 13

CHAPTER IV. RESULTS AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS .............................................. 21

4.1. Composition of Pinaceae investigation in Hoang Lien National Park ............................. 21

4.2. Determination of the distribution of the Pinaceae with altitude ...................................... 22

4.3. Morphological characteristics, distribution, ecology and natural regeneration capacity of

the species Thiet Sam and Van Sam in Hoang Lien National Park ........................................ 25

4.4. Proposed conservation measures Pinaceae in Hoang Lien National Park ....................... 34

4.4.1. Technical solution ...................................................................................................... 35

4.4.2. Economic – social solutions ....................................................................................... 36

4.4.3. Solutions on mechanisms and policies to attract investment ........................................ 37

4.4.4. Strengthen enforcement .............................................................................................. 38

CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................. 39

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