ABSTRACT
The Central Truong Son is an incredibly diverse landscape of moist evergreen forests, karst limestone forests, open grasslands, upland plateaus and wetlands. These ecosystems support a variety of wildlife species, some still abundant and others already extremely rare. The area is also home to thousands of upland and lowland human communities who cultivate the land, utilize forest products and depend on water resources (Baltzer et al, 2001). The Central Truong Son Initiative was established to address the urgent threats to biodiversity in the region. It is a joint project between the government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and donors and covers eight provinces in central Vietnam.
