🏆 Trung Tâm Luyện Thi Chứng Chỉ Tiếng Anh Quốc Tế (IELTS · VSTEP · TOEIC · Cambridge · TOEFL/SAT)

Across the Mekong Delta, community-based ecotourism has emerged as a vital strategy to balance rural livelihoods with wetland conservation. In flooded cajeput forests such as Trà Sư (An Giang) and Tràm Chim National Park (Đồng Tháp), local households once depended heavily on intensive seasonal fishing and timber harvesting. Over time, however, fluctuating water levels and market pressures made these traditional income sources increasingly unpredictable. Over the past decade, provincial conservation boards have partnered with village cooperatives to train residents as ecological tour guides, rowboat operators, and homestay hosts. Visitors paddle silently through emerald duckweed canals, observe rare waterbirds such as the Sarus crane, and learn about traditional flood-season cuisine. Crucially, a fixed percentage of every ticket sold is reinvested into a community conservation fund, which finances mangrove and cajeput reforestation as well as scholarships for local students. While tourist numbers have grown steadily, researchers warn that unregulated visitor surges during peak holidays could disturb nesting birds and generate plastic waste. Consequently, they advocate strict daily visitor caps, solar-powered boats, and mandatory waste-sorting stations at every pier to ensure that ecotourism remains genuinely restorative.