ENHANCING COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND RESPONSIBILITY IN PROTECTING THE ENDEMIC DELACOUR’S LANGUR AT KIM BANG FOREST
Kim Bang Protection Forest is home to the world’s second-largest population of Delacour’s langurs, with more than 100 individuals. In recent years, Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD Vietnam), in collaboration with the Ninh Binh Forest Protection Department (formerly Ha Nam), has been conducting forest patrols, monitoring, and protecting the langurs and overall biodiversity. These efforts have helped prevent hunting, trapping, and habitat destruction, allowing the langur population here to recover and increase significantly.
However, hunting pressure remains a persistent threat to the survival of this endemic primate species, as well as to the rich biodiversity of the limestone ecosystems in Kim Bang.
In September 2025, CCD Vietnam, together with the Forest Protection Unit of Area IV (formerly Kim Bang District Forest Protection Unit), organized communication events with the theme “Protecting Delacour’s Langurs and the Limestone Forest Ecosystem of Kim Bang” for local communities living near the langur’s habitat. The events attracted more than 160 participants.
Through interactive activities such as nature-based games, quizzes, and sharing of scientific knowledge, local people gained a deeper understanding of the importance of Kim Bang’s forest ecosystem and the Delacour’s langur, as well as relevant legal regulations on nature and wildlife protection.
These community events not only enhanced awareness but also fostered a sense of responsibility, motivating people to join hands in protecting wildlife and their home — the forest ecosystems and natural landscapes.
In the coming time, CCD Vietnam will continue to expand community communication activities in Kim Bang, Huong Son, and other priority conservation areas nationwide, enabling more people to understand the vital role of ecosystems and wildlife for life, as well as the legal framework for nature and biodiversity conservation.