Development of sustainable ecotourism at Ramsar site Mui Ca Mau

Phung Anh Kien * , Vu Anh Tuan , & Nguyen Tan Trung

* Correspondence: Phung Anh Kien (email: KienPA@vhu.edu.vn)

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Received: 27 Mar 2017
Revised: 06 Jun 2017
Accepted: 06 Jun 2017
Published: 10 Jul 2017
DOI: 10.58810/vhujs.5.2.2017.5215
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Phung, K. A., Vu, T. A., & Nguyen, . T. T. (2017). Development of sustainable ecotourism at Ramsar site Mui Ca Mau. Van Hien University Journal of Science 5(2), 201-211.
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Volume 5 - Issue 2 (2017)
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Cultural - Sport - Tourism

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Abstract

Ca Mau national park (located in Ca Mau province) is recognized by Ramsar international convention – UNESCO as the 5th Ramsar site in Vietnam. The site has many advantages and potentials to develop tourism, especially ecotourism. However, the activities utilized to develop tourism in the site are not very considerable in comparison with its available potentials. This paper states the author’s viewpoint of the existing actualities, the exploitable potential, and suggests some feasible solutions for the development of sustainable ecotourism at Ramsar site Mui Ca Mau.
Keywords: Ramsar site, Mui Ca Mau, sustainable ecotourism, Ca Mau, wetlands

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