At a working session on March 18, Party Central Committee member and Provincial Party Secretary Thai Dai Ngoc said the park would follow a development model centred on conservation, wildlife rescue and restoration, scientific research, environmental education, and high-quality ecotourism tied to sustainable livelihoods for local communities.
The meeting, attended by Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thanh Lich and local officials, reviewed the park’s current operations and outlined priorities for the coming period.
Covering more than 41,400 hectares with forest canopy exceeding 98%, Kon Ka Kinh National Park lies largely within the core zone of the Kon Ha Nung Plateau World Biosphere Reserve. The park hosts a highly diverse ecosystem, including numerous rare and endemic species listed in the Vietnam Red Data Book and the IUCN Red List.
According to park authorities, the area is home to 1,754 species of higher plants, about 14% of Vietnam’s flora, as well as 876 animal species, including 555 vertebrates and 321 insect species.
In 2025, the park is set to continue strengthening coordination with relevant sectors and localities, while expanding the application of science and technology in forest management, protection, and wildfire prevention.
It has also stepped up cooperation with international organisations to mobilise resources for research and conservation. Over the year, 300 rescued forest animals were returned to the wild.
Forest protection efforts have been extended through contracts covering nearly 19,000 hectares, assigned to 29 household groups from 18 ethnic minority communities in buffer zones, helping to secure both livelihoods and sustainable forest management.
The park is also piloting ecotourism activities, offering visitors access to sites such as a heritage banyan tree complex, White Rock Peak, and a langur conservation area. A long-term development plan for ecotourism, resort, and recreational services through 2030, with a vision to 2045, has been submitted for appraisal.
Local leaders at the session proposed measures to address challenges in forest protection and biodiversity conservation, while calling for greater mobilisation of investment to unlock the park’s ecotourism potential.
Concluding the meeting, Thai Dai Ngoc described Kon Ka Kinh as a special-use forest of exceptional value and strategic importance for both the Central Highlands region and Vietnam as a whole.
He tasked provincial agencies with reviewing development plans through 2030 and preparing a public investment project on sustainable forest development for the 2026–2030 period, to be submitted to the Provincial Party Standing Committee in the second quarter of 2026.
