Trang An World Heritage Site valued at 213 billion USD

(NLDO)- Trang An scenic complex, a "dual" world heritage site of Vietnam, has been valued by experts at a total economic value (TEV) of 213 billion USD.

On March 7, news from the Ninh Binh Provincial Department of Tourism said that this unit has just coordinated with the Office of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Hanoi, the School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts, Hanoi National University, Santagata Organization for Cultural Economics (Italy), Leibniz Institute for Urban and Regional Ecological Economic Development (Germany) and domestic and international experts and scientists, to organize an international workshop "Economic Value of Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex and Brand Development of World Heritage Destination".

A corner of Trang An scenic complex ( Ninh Binh ). Photo: Dao Minh Tien

At the two-day workshop (March 5 and 6 in Ninh Binh), Vietnamese and international experts, scientists and managers discussed "Economic aspects of world heritage - lessons from global models and orientations for Trang An world heritage" and "Tourism economics and sustainable development scenarios for Trang An world heritage and policy recommendations".

From there, through the method of valuing the total economic value of the heritage; valuing the total economic value (TEV), experts and scientists have estimated the value of Trang An World Heritage at 213 billion USD.

This valuation is calculated based on the foundation of 10 core value groups including: Entertainment value; karst landscape system value; biodiversity value; archaeological value; Trang An special-use forest value; cultural value of communal houses, temples, pagodas; festival cultural value; folk performing arts cultural value; residential land value with strong impact from heritage in the core heritage area and residential land value with impact from heritage in the buffer heritage area.

Mr. Jonathan Baker, UNESCO Representative in Vietnam, spoke at the workshop.

At the workshop, Mr. Jonathan Baker, UNESCO Representative in Vietnam, shared that this study not only helps to accurately measure the economic value of Trang An, but also opens up a new direction in heritage conservation associated with sustainable development. According to the UNESCO Representative in Vietnam, this study assesses the economic impact of Trang An in four main aspects, contributing to the livelihoods of local people; sustainable land use; conservation and development of heritage tourism; long-term economic recovery.

In addition to its core values, Trang An is also evaluated based on the direct impacts of the heritage on the local tourism economy and cultural industries; the impacts and organic relationships between cultural heritage and local settlement and sustainable livelihood activities.

Not only Trang An, currently in the world there are many famous landscapes and constructions that have been valued at very high values ​​such as: Eiffel Tower (France) 545 billion USD; Roman Colosseum (Italy) 114 billion USD; Tower of London (UK) 89 billion USD; Duomo Cathedral (Milan, Italy) 103 billion USD...

Conference scene. Photo: Ninh Binh Department of Tourism

On June 25, 2014, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was officially recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage based on three outstanding criteria: Outstanding global cultural values; aesthetic values; Outstanding global values ​​of geology and geomorphology. At the time of its recognition by UNESCO, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was the 31st mixed heritage in the world, the 11th in Asia Pacific and the first mixed heritage in Southeast Asia.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/di-san-the-gioi-trang-an-duoc-dinh-gia-213-ti-usd-196250307115608648.htm