Some Aspects Of Environmental Lease For Ecottourism Business In Cat Ba National Park Hai Phong City Viet Nam

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

VIETNAM FORESTRY UNIVERSITY

STUDENT THESIS

SOME ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEASE FOR

ECOTOURISM BUSINESS IN CAT BA NATIONAL PARK,

HAI PHONG CITY, VIETNAM

Major: Natural Resources Management (Advanced Curriculum)

Code: D850101

Faculty: Forest Resources and Environmental Management

Student: Trieu Thi Hong Hanh Student ID:1054030179

Class: K55 Natural Resources Management Course: 2010 – 2014

Advanced Education Program

Developed in Collaboration with Colorado State University, USA

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Van Dien

Hanoi, November 2014

Acknowledgements

Foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor Associate

Professor Dr. Pham Van Dien- Vice Rector of Vietnam Forestry University for the

continuous support of my study, for his patience, motivation, enthusiasm, and immense

knowledge. His guidance helped me in all the time of research and writing of this thesis.

Besides my supervisor, I would thank Cat Ba National Park management board,

some local people, businesses and particularly thanks to Mr. Nguyen Van Hach who is

via director of tourism service and environmental education center, Cat Ba National Park

for their encouragement, support, insightful comments, creating convenient conditions to

help me complete the study.

I must also acknowledge professors of Vietnam Forestry University and Colorado

State University, especially Pr. Lee MacDonald for taking time out from their busy

schedule to provide lectures, advice and guidance for my study.

A very special thanks goes out to my family for the support they provided me through my

entire life, without whose love and encouragement I would not have finished this thesis.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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PART I. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................1

1.1. PROBLEM STATEMENT..........................................................................................1

1.2. OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................2

1.2.1. ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL LEASE....................................................................2

1.2.2. EXISTING METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE PRICE OF

ENVIRONMENTAL LEASE.............................................................................................3

1.2.3. ENVIRONMENTAL LEASE IN THE PRACTICE..............................................5

1.2.4. GAPS AND SHORTCOMINGS...............................................................................7

1.3. OBJECTIVES ...............................................................................................................8

PART II. SITE DESCRIPTION.........................................................................................9

2.1. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND RESOURCE VALUES....................................9

2.2. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ECOTOURISM ACTIVITIES IN CAT

BA NATIONAL PARK.....................................................................................................11

2.3. THE ADVANTAGES, POTENTIALS AND LIMITATIONS OF ECOTOURISM

DEVELOPMENT..............................................................................................................12

PART III. METHODS ....................................................................................................13

3.1. DATA APPROACH ...................................................................................................13

3.2. DATA COLLECTION...............................................................................................13

3.3. DATA ANANYSIS......................................................................................................14

PART IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSTION ...................................................................17

4.1. CURRENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEASE LOCATIONS AND

ORIENTATIONS FOR ECOTOURISM ACTIVITIES................................................17

4.2. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEASE

LOCATIONS .....................................................................................................................20

4.3. ENVIRONMENTAL LEASE PRICE UNIT AND AMOUNT OF MONEY........24

4.4. CLASSIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEASE LOCATIONS BY

AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR LEASE.............................................................................29

4.5. IMPLICATIONS ........................................................................................................30

PART V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..........................................31

5.1.CONCLUSIONS ..........................................................................................................31

5.2.RECOMMENDATIONS.............................................................................................32

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