A view of the marine reserve in Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Hai District, Ninh Thuan Province. (Photo: Nguyen Thanh/VNA)

The project will establish new marine and fishery resource protected areas, and restore Vietnam’s marine ecosystems.

It will effectively manage and protect Vietnam’s marine, coastal, and island ecosystems; contribute to biodiversity conservation; restore and protect critical marine ecosystems; respond to climate change and rising sea levels, and promote the sustainable development of Vietnam’s marine economy; towards making Vietnam a strong marine country.