Đồng Nai Biosphere Reserve, formerly known as Cát Tiên Biosphere Reserve, is a

biosphere reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

located mainly in Đồng Nai province,

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

. Cát Tiên Biosphere Reserve was recognized by

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in 2001. In 2011, it was expanded and renamed as Đồng Nai Biosphere Reserve. It covers an area of 966,563 hectares, with territories belonging to 5 provinces of Đồng Nai, Bình Dương, Bình Phước,

Lâm Đồng Lâm is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Lin (surname), Lin in Mandarin Chinese , Mandarin and Im (Korean name), Im in Korean language, Korean. Lam is the anglicized variation of the surname Lâm. Lin (surname), Lam is also a c ...

and Đắk Nông. It is the largest biodiversity conservation area in the Southeast of Vietnam. Its core area is 172,502 hectares, including

Cát Tiên National Park Cát Tiên National Park () is a national park located in the south of Vietnam, in the provinces of Đồng Nai province, Đồng Nai, Bình Phước province, Bình Phước and Lâm Đồng province, Lâm Đồng. It is approximately 150 k ...

and Đồng Nai Nature-Cultural Conservation Area.

References

{{Dong Nai Province Biosphere reserves of Vietnam