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Area with other effective conservation measures (OECM) is a new approach to protecting nature and biodiversity by joining hands with the community; empower people to manage areas outside protected areas. From here, the walls that shield and protect conservation areas and special-use areas are thickened, helping to minimize the impact of residential areas on conservation areas and special-use forests. Download People planting forests in combination with protecting forests and protecting rare animals and plants is an effective model to protect biodiversity - Photo: VGP/Do Huong From the story of protecting forests and preserving rare gray-shanked douc langurs. In Tu My village, Tam My commune (Da Nang city), people are assigned to manage about 30 hectares of acacia production forest, adjacent to the Da Nang Conservation Area - home to the rare gray-shanked douc langurs. Since 2018, the Community Group patrolling and protecting the forest in Tu My village with 10 members was established from pioneering people with a high sense of responsibility. During the production process, they combine patrols to prevent the trapping of wild animals, illegal exploitation of forest products, and propaganda to raise awareness of forest protection for people. Mr. Huynh Cong Phuong, head of the patrol and forest protection group of Tu My village, said that each month the group organizes about 4 inspections to detect acts of encroachment on forest resources and wildlife. In 2018, the Green Viet Biodiversity Conservation Center (GreenViet) entered the area. ban xa thuc dia. When learning about this spontaneous forest protection and patrolling community group, GreenViet coordinated with the Tam My Tay commune government to establish a pioneering group to protect the Tam My Tay gray-shanked douc langur. In addition to training on knowledge and skills, GreenViet also supports equipment, machinery, etc. for members of the Team, thereby forming an increasingly perfect patrol group in terms of quantity, organization, and operating principles. Since 2025, WWF - Vietnam has continued to accompany and support the Community Group to patrol and protect the forest, protecting gray-shanked douc langurs in Tu My forest. In addition to equipping the group with equipment, skills, etc., WWF - Vietnam directs the community towards sustainable livelihoods in the form of helping people convert crop and livestock structures, develop agricultural production by lending revolving production capital (2 years/person/time)... The cooperation of people, authorities and conservation organizations has brought positive results. From about 20 langur individuals recorded in 2017, by early 2024 the number had increased to about 75 individuals in 9 groups, including many young individuals. The group also coordinated to prevent more than 50 violations, release many wild animals and mobilize people to protect natural habitats, contributing to maintaining and expanding the forest area. Currently, the natural forest area in the areas of Hon Do, Duong Bong, Hon Ong and Duong Ban Lau is not only kept the same area but also shows signs of increasing when 2024 data from the Commune Peoples Committee confirms that the area of natural forest in the areas of Hon Do, Duong Bong, Hon Ong and Duong Ban Lau is not only kept the same area but also shows signs of increasing when 2024 data from the Commune Peoples Committee confirms that the area of natural forest assigned to the community for management and protection is 31,64ha. Download Vietnam has many areas where appropriate conservation measures can be applied to improve management efficiency, harmoniously combining economic development, stabilizing peoples lives with nature and biodiversity conservation - Photo: VGP/Do HuongStrategic solutions in implementing biodiversity and conservationOECM (Areas with effective conservation measures other than protected areas) is a new approach to nature and biodiversity conservation, applicable to those The area is not part of the protected area system but still has ecological value and is effectively managed. This model promotes community participation, empowers people to manage areas outside protected areas, while ensuring the principle of consent and voluntariness of owners, without changing the existing entity or management method. On June 29, the Department of Nature Conservation and Biodiversity (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) in collaboration with WWF - Vietnam organized a workshop to share international experiences on recognition and management of OECM, aiming to promote community participation. community and stakeholders in implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework and the National Biodiversity Strategy. By January 2026, the world has recorded more than 7,200 OECMs. In Vietnam, this concept has been mentioned in the National Strategy on Biodiversity to 2030. During the 2023-2025 period, many discussions and field surveys have been implemented in a number of localities such as Quang Ninh, Hue, Quang Tri, Da Nang and the Mekong Delta region to assess the potential for OECM development. However, Vietnam still does not have technical guidelines or a set of criteria to determine the OECM. and a formal reporting mechanism for the OECM. This makes many potential areas such as wetlands and community forests that have been identified but do not have a legal basis for evaluation, recognition and reporting. Mr. Bui Chinh Nghia, Director of the Department of Nature Conservation and Biodiversity, said that besides the system of marine protected areas, mangrove forests or aquatic resource protection areas, Vietnam still has many areas that can apply appropriate conservation measures to improve management efficiency and harmoniously combine biodiversity.Economic development, livelihood stability and nature conservation. According to Ms. Vu Thi Bich Hau, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Da Nang, if the co-management and b
