Ninh Binh, June 7 -- As part of its sustainable development strategy, the northern province of Ninh Binh is accelerating efforts to complete a nomination dossier seeking UNESCO World Heritage status for the Van Long-Kim Bang-Tam Chuc Delacour's Langur cultural and ecological landscape.

Covering about 11,000 hectares, the site is a "living museum" preserving geological traces dating back to the Pleistocene epoch while serving as the last major refuge of the critically endangered, endemic Delacour's langur. To strengthen the nomination, authorities and scientists are working to document and validate its outstanding biodiversity and geological values through scientific research and field evidence.

A karst geological museum

The Van Long-Ki...