Planting mangrove seedlings in the mangrove forest of Thi Nai lagoon in Tuy Phuoc Dong commune, Gia Lai province, September 17 - Photo: TAN LUC
On the afternoon of September 17, the People's Committee of Tuy Phuoc Dong commune (Gia Lai province) said that the locality had just coordinated with the sponsor, Six Senses Ninh Van Bay resort ( Khanh Hoa province), to plant 11,500 mangrove trees in the mangrove forest area of Con Chim on Thi Nai lagoon.
The activity aims to contribute to the restoration of the mangrove ecosystem and improve the landscape and environment of this unique saltwater lagoon.
Ms. Dinh Thuy Nga, Director of Sustainable Development at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, said that the unit has mobilized more than 100 employees and managers to participate in mangrove planting activities here.
Participating in the restoration of mangrove ecosystems is part of the company's sustainable development program; aiming to protect the ecosystem, restore forests and rare flora and fauna.
Every day, many groups of tourists take boats to explore the mangrove forest in Thi Nai lagoon - Photo: TAN LUC
According to Mr. Truong Xuan Dua - Head of the Agricultural Technology Application Research Station, Gia Lai Provincial Agricultural Extension Center, from a deserted scene, after 20 years of persistent care and restoration, the Thi Nai lagoon mangrove ecosystem has developed again and is increasingly lush.
Mr. Dua said the core area of Thi Nai lagoon is the Con Chim ecological area with an area of 95 hectares, which was previously a pond area for aquaculture of the people. Due to the epidemic, the aquaculture industry lost money, people abandoned the lagoon, the number of mangrove and apricot trees is only sparse and weak.
Since 2004, the former Binh Dinh province (now Gia Lai province) has included the area in an ecosystem restoration program by planting mangrove forests. Of this, the province has planned 32 hectares of forest and other functional areas. Varieties of mangrove, sycamore, and apricot trees were brought from the Can Gio mangrove forest in Ho Chi Minh City to be planted to restore the ecosystem.
The landscape is like a miniature Western river in the middle of Thi Nai lagoon, Tuy Phuoc Dong commune, Gia Lai province - Photo: TAN LUC
After 20 years of active cultivation, the mangrove forest has now grown lushly, with mangrove and barringtonia trees taking deep roots and branches and leaves reaching high above the edges of land that were formerly shrimp and fish ponds.
The mangrove ecosystem has thus strongly recovered, aquatic species such as shrimp, crab, and fish have come to breed, and water birds have also come to find food and reproduce.
Up to now, people have developed tours to take visitors to Con Chim, enjoy mangrove specialties such as sea crabs, tiger prawns, snails, saltwater and brackish water fish... bringing sustainable livelihoods.
A representative of the Con Chim Thi Nai lagoon eco-tourism area said that this lagoon has now become a prominent tourist destination, likened to a miniature Western river space in the heart of the Central region.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/trong-11-500-cay-duoc-chung-tay-phuc-hoi-rung-ngap-man-dam-thi-nai-20250917193540052.htm
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