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Site description (2002 baseline):
Site location and context
Tien Lang comprises the coastal zone of Tien Lang district, Van Uc estuary and Thai Binh estuary. The site supports approximately 400 ha of old growth mangrove forest, estimated to be more than 50 years old. Almost all of the old-growth mangrove at the site is enclosed within aquacultural ponds. Some of the mangrove occurs in scattered clumps, with individual trees estimated to be more than 100 years old. Between the main dyke and the trees in the Tien Lang district coast sector of the site, there is an area of grass and sedge. An area with saltmarsh and small lakes is found behind the dunes. The Thai Binh estuary sector of the site comprises the old-growth mangrove and connected intertidal flats along the Thai Binh river. An area of old-growth mangrove forest lies to the south of the Van Uc estuary, beyond which lies saltmarsh and a Castuarina equisetifolia plantation.
The site comprises the old-growth mangrove and connected intertidal flats along the Thai Binh and Van Uc rivers.
Thai Binh estuary, in Tien Lang district, was proposed a nature reserve together with Thai Binh estuary in Thai Thuy district and Van Uc estuary (Tien Lang district). In 1996, however, Thai Thuy District People's Committee nominated the Thai Binh estuary in Thai Thuy district for nature reserve establishment, and in July 1997 an investment plan was prepared, covering the entire coastal zone of Thai Thuy district. Therefore, the proposed nature reserve (with the proposed name Tien Lang) can be considered to comprise only the Thai Binh and Van Uc estuaries in Tien Lang district.. An investment plan for the site has not been prepared, and is not listed on any official decree or set of proposals. The boundaries and area of Tien Lang proposed nature reserve are not clear. The site is currently under the management of Tien Lang District People's Committee.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tien Lang (Vietnam). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tien-lang-iba-vietnam on 23/11/2024.
