Currently, Vietnam has 3 out of 200 eco-zones
identified worldwide by the World Wildlife Fund, one area of habitat for an
endemic bird recognized by Birdlife International, and six Centres of Plant
Diversity approved by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN), six Centres of Plant Diversity recognized by the IUCN, eight
Biosphere Reserves declared by UNESCO, five Ramsar sites declared by
the Ramsar Secretariat and five ASEAN Heritage Parks. During the period
2011-2013 alone, international environmental organizations recognized
two Biosphere Reserves, five Ramsar sites and one ASEAN Heritage Park
in Vietnam. These achievements are the results of a number of government
strategies and plans related to biodiversity, particularly the Action Plan
for Biodiversity Protection of Vietnam 1995, the 2010 National Action
Plan for Biodiversity and Vision to 2020 (to carry out the Biodiversity
Convention and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety), National Action Plan
for Biodiversity 2020 and Vision to 2030 (to conserve and sustainably
manage biodiversity resources).