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The final report of the project on the rational use of wetland natural resources in Tram Chim National Park (TCNP) with community participation during the 2012-2016 period has provided many interesting statistical data on the total number of households exploiting resources, average income, total products obtained, types of products, estimated total revenue, etc. However, since the end of the project until now, TCNP has not updated any additional data. This article uses a survey method of farmers combined with a market-based valuation method to determine the types of resources being exploited belonging to 4 groups of provisioning service: food, fuel, medicinal plants, and decorative materials. To assess the value, the article estimates the proportion of households and the average amount of resources exploited from 70 survey questionnaires. Results achieved: (i) Type of resources: there are 11 types of resources being exploited; (ii) Exploitation rate: food - 90% of surveyed households, medicinal plants 5.5%, fuel 3.5%, and decorative materials 1.0%; (iii) Annual exploitation volume: 284.3 tons of food, 2.0 tons of fuel, 1.4 tons of medicinal plants, and 1.2 ton of decorative materials; (iv) The estimated total value is 17.94 billion VND per year, with an average of 18,1 (±2,3) million VND/household/month. The results from the article demonstrate that TCNP is still providing a significant value of resource supply to society.

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.32508/stdj.v28i3.4357

Published Online: 2025

Published Print: 2025

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