On April 22, information from Tuyen Quang Provincial People's Committee, relevant units are focusing on completing the entire dossier to serve the 4th re-evaluation of UNESCO Global Geopark Dong Van Karst Plateau.
The work of reviewing criteria, inspecting the current status, and updating evidence to serve the 4th re-evaluation is being implemented on schedule. At the same time, fully prepare conditions to serve the UNESCO expert delegation's field inspection.
In addition, heritage conservation, landscape protection, resource management, scientific research, community communication and heritage value promotion associated with tourism development continue to be concerned, improving management efficiency and promoting the international title value of Dong Van Karst Plateau.
The Steering Committee for Tourism Development and UNESCO Global Geopark Dong Van Karst Plateau has conducted inspections of the implementation of UNESCO recommendations through previous evaluations, clearly identifying the remaining contents and responsibilities of each unit and locality.
The shortcomings and limitations related to the system of signboards, information centers, stops, display spaces, environmental landscapes and the quality of experience at heritage sites are focused on overcoming.
Ms. Vuong Ngoc Ha - Vice Chairwoman of Tuyen Quang Provincial People's Committee (Head of the Steering Committee for Tourism Development and UNESCO Global Geopark Dong Van Karst Plateau) requested localities to thoroughly overcome the shortcomings in technical infrastructure and facilities serving tourists.
In addition, inspect and rectify travel, accommodation, and tourist transportation activities, especially experiential tour activities by motorbike and motorcycle serving international tourists.
Strictly handle the situation of spontaneous motorbike taxis, spontaneous check-in points, services arising that do not meet conditions, do not list prices, solicit customers, causing unsafety and affecting the image of the international brand destination Dong Van Karst Plateau.
At the end of 2025, at the World Travel Awards ceremony, Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark was honored as "World's Leading Cultural Destination 2025".
Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark was recognized by UNESCO in 2010, this area currently preserves the evolutionary history of more than 550 million years of Earth, converging diverse geological values creating a rare "outdoor geological museum" in the world.
Dong Van Karst Plateau is also a cultural space, where 17 ethnic groups coexist and create a multi-layered cultural value system. Indigenous architecture, rituals, folk knowledge, music, language and traditional crafts form the unique cultural features of each community.
