VIETNAM GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF LABOR TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT AND LABOR SAFETY DAO THI HUYEN PROPOSING SOLUTIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS ON BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION OF LOCAL PEOPLE IN THE BUFFER ZONE OF CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK - DONG NAI PROVINCE GENERAL SPECIALIZED MODULE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE HO CHI MINH CITY, 2022 VIETNAM GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF LABOR TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT AND LABOR SAFETY DAO THI HUYEN – 917H0006 PROPOSING SOLUTIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS ON BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION OF LOCAL PEOPLE IN THE BUFFER ZONE OF CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK - DONG NAI PROVINCE GENERAL SPECIALIZED MODULE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Advised by PhD. Le Buu Thach HO CHI MINH CITY, 2022 ACKNOWLEDGMENT I would like to extend my deepest thanks to: First, I would like to thank the teachers at the Faculty of Environment and Labor Protection, Ton Duc Thang University, who have always created favorable conditions for me and enthusiastically helped me during my study here. Second, I would like to thank for my Instructor, PhD. Le Buu Thach who directly guided me throughout the research and completion of this project.
He gives me advice and inspires me a lot. Without his support, I wouldn't know how I would have completed this study. Third, I would like to thank the teachers and brothers and sisters at the Southern Institute of Ecology for giving me the opportunity to learn more knowledge, contribute ideas and create conditions for me to conduct field surveys in Cat Tien National Park. Next, I would like to thank the local people in the buffer zone communes of Cat Tien National Park for their enthusiastic support during the survey so that I could successfully complete this study.
Finally, I would like to thank my family and friends because without their encouragement and giving me the best conditions, I would have given up soon. Once again sincerely thank you. Ho Chi Minh City, May 1, 2022 Author Dao Thi Huyen iv This thesis was carried out at Ton Duc Thang University Advisor: PhD. Le Buu Thach This thesis is defended at the Undergraduate Thesis Examination Committee was hold at Ton Duc Thang University on Confirmation of the Chairman of the Undergraduate Thesis Examination Committee and the Dean of the faculty after receiving the modified thesis (if any).
CHAIRMAN DEAN OF FACULTY ………………………. v DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP I hereby declare that this thesis was carried out by myself under the guidance and supervision of PhD. Le Buu Thach and that the work and the results contained in it are original and have not been submitted anywhere for any previous purposes. The data and figures presented in this thesis are for analysis, comments, and evaluations from various resources by my own work and have been duly acknowledged in the reference part.
In addition, other comments, reviews and data used by other authors, and organizations have been acknowledged, and explicitly cited. I will take full responsibility for any fraud detected in my thesis. Ton Duc Thang University is unrelated to any copyright infringement caused on my work (if any). Ho Chi Minh City, May 1, 2022 Author Dao Thi Huyen vi ĐỀ XUẤT CÁC GIẢI PHÁP NÂNG CAO NHẬN THỨC VỀ BẢO TỒN ĐDSH CỦA NGƯỜI DÂN ĐỊA PHƯƠNG VÙNG ĐỆM VQG CÁT TIÊN – TỈNH ĐỒNG NAI TÓM TẮT Trong những năm gần đây, thực trạng nhận thức của cộng đồng về bảo tồn đa dạng sinh học được quan tâm hơn cả.
Tuy nhiên, với nhiều lí do khác nhau nên việc truyền thông nâng cao nhận thức cho người dân địa phương chưa thật sự được chú trọng thực hiện và triển khai thường xuyên. Thông qua kết quả phân tích và đánh giá ở đồ án 1 có thể thấy các hộ dân sinh sống gần địa phận của Vườn quốc gia, cụ thể là ở 3 xã vùng đệm tiếp giáp trực tiếp với Vườn quốc gia cho thấy rằng họ thiếu sự quan tâm đến các hoạt động diễn ra trên địa bàn và trình độ nhận thức của một số bộ phận người dân còn hạn chế. Ngoài ra, sinh kế không ổn định cũng là lí do gây áp lực lên tài nguyên rừng. Đồ án được thực hiện dựa trên phương pháp khảo sát thực tế tại địa phương thông qua các đánh giá nhanh có sự tham gia và đánh giá nhu cầu đào tạo.
Quá trình khảo sát giúp sinh viên có thể nắm rõ thực trạng nhận thức của người dân tại địa phương. Các đề xuất đã được lập kế hoạch đưa ra và tiến hành phân tích qua mô hình SWOT để đánh giá mức độ khả thi và những hạn chế có thể tồn tại. Ngoài ra phương pháp kế thừa cũng được sử dụng để hoàn thành đồ án. Việc tham khảo các tài liệu về các giải pháp đã được triển khai thực hiện và kết quả khảo sát thực tế giúp các kế hoạch đã đề xuất mang tính thực tiễn cao.
Bên cạnh đó, ý kiến của chuyên gia hướng dẫn góp phần lớn để các các đề xuất đi đúng hướng và mang lại hiệu quả cũng như có thể ứng dụng vào thực tế tuyên truyền. Thông qua những bất cập còn tồn đọng, sinh viên tiến hành đề xuất các giải pháp để nâng cao nhận thức về bảo tồn đa dạng sinh học cho người dân địa phương. Các hoạt động tuyên truyền, nâng cao công nghệ truyền thông nhằm tiếp cận đến nhiều người và thu hút sự tham gia của cộng đồng. Ngoài ra, đề xuất cải thiện sinh kế cho các hộ dân vii thông qua các mô hình sinh kế và phát triển du lịch cộng đồng giúp nâng cao chất lượng cuộc sống, từ đó giảm thiểu tác động lên tài nguyên rừng và bảo tồn đa dạng sinh học tại Vườn quốc gia.
Các giải pháp được đề xuất đã góp phần nâng cao nhận thức và thúc đẩy cách thức tạo ra lợi nhuận tài chính cho các hộ gia đình. Tuy nhiên việc truyền thông là một việc làm lâu dài và cần đầu tư thời gian để đạt được hiệu quả như mong đợi viii PROPOSING SOLUTIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS ON BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION OF LOCAL PEOPLE IN THE BUFFER ZONE OF CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK - DONG NAI PROVINCE ABSTRACT In recent years, the public's awareness of biodiversity conservation has received the most attention. Notwithstanding, for various reasons, awareness raising communication for local people has not been really focused and implemented regularly. Through the results of analysis and evaluation in Project 1, it can be seen that households living near the territory of the National Park, specifically in three communes in the buffer zone directly adjacent to the National Park, show that they lack interest in activities taking place in the area and the awareness level of some segments of the population is still limited.
In addition, unstable livelihoods are also the reason for pressure on forest resources. The project is implemented based on the local field survey method through participatory rapid assessments and training needs assessment. The survey process helps students understand the reality of the perception of local people. Proposals have been planned to be made and a SWOT analysis is carried out to assess feasibility and possible limitations.
Furthermore, the inheritance method is also used to complete the project. References to documents on implemented solutions and actual survey results help the proposed plans to be highly practical. Besides, the opinion of the guiding expert contributes greatly to the recommendations to be on the right track and effective, as well as to be applied in practice. Through the outstanding shortcomings, students propose solutions to raise awareness about biodiversity conservation for local people.
Propaganda activities, improving communication technology to reach many people and attract the participation ix of the community. In addition, it is proposed to improve the livelihoods of households through livelihood models and develop community-based tourism to enhance the quality of life, thereby minimizing the impact on forest resources and conserving biodiversity. biology in the National Park. The proposed solutions have contributed to raising awareness and promoting ways to generate financial returns for households.
However, communication is a long- term job and needs to invest time to achieve the desired effect x CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURE. XII LIST OF TABLES. Urgency of the study. Objectives of study.
Research objects and scope of the study. Methods of implementation. The scientific and practical significance of the topic. Concepts of environmental education and communication.
The role of the community in biodiversity conservation management. The role of local government. The role of mass organizations. The role of the local community.
The role of individuals and households in resource management. Basis of proposed solutions to raise awareness of biodiversity conservation. Objectives of the plan. Actual survey method.
Participatory Rapid Assessment (PRA). Training needs assessment (TNA). SWOT analysis method. Professional solution method.
RESULTS OF ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION. Identify the causes affecting the perception of local people. Local people lack interest and awareness is limited. The livelihood of local people is not stable.
Plan to increase interest and raise awareness about environmental issues. Capacity to adapt to social impacts. Innovating the form of media. Improve media technology.
Plan to raise livelihood. Improving livelihood models. Developing eco-tourism. Assessing the efficiency of the plan.
36 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 43 xii LIST OF FIGURE Figure 1.1: The process of changing human behavior .1: Student conduct a local training needs survey .1: Poster depicting the search box with names and pictures of animals and the message “No Result Found” .2: Proposing a combined fair model for the buffer zone community.3: The official website of the NP lacks detailed information about the service .4: Apply and expand the mushroom production model to households in the buffer zone.5: Types of tourism in Cat Tien NP .6: Cat Tien NP in collaboration with AFoCO Project Management Unit organize a training program on community tourism skills. 35 xiii LIST OF TABLES Table 3.1: Plan to increase interest and raise awareness. Some notes when building an effective media publication .3: Comparison between the new proposal and previous training courses .4: Comparison between mushroom model in NP and proposed expansion.
Comparison between current ecotourism model and enhanced community- based ecotourism .5: SWOT analysis for proposed solutions. 37 xiv ABBREVIATIONS CP Goverment CPC Commune People's Committee ND Decree NP National Park QD Decision SMS Short Messaging Service TTg Prime Minister VNFOREST Vietnam Administration of Forestry WWF World Wide Fund For Nature 1 INTRODUCTION 1. URGENCY OF THE STUDY In recent years, biodiversity conservation is a matter of concern not only at the individual level of each country but also for the common good of all mankind. However, conservation work in the buffer zone of Cat Tien National Park has not been fully promoted before the influence of local socio-economic activities.
As a result, increasing pressure has been placed on conservation in areas with different ethnic groups, practices and levels of cultivation in the buffer zone of Cat Tien National Park. Cat Tien National Park (NP) is considered as a biodiversity hotspot with many rare and endemic species of flora and fauna; is one of 200 important ecological conservation areas of the world (WWF, 2001); is one of three endemic bird regions of Vietnam (Birdlife International 1998); The world's important wetlands (Ramsar 2005), is the core area of Cat Tien World Biosphere Reserve in 2001, Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve in 2011 (UNESCO/MAB, 2001, 2011) and a Special National Site (2012). Cat Tien NP covers an area spread over many communes. Buffer zone communes have relatively high population and density.