Dong Thap works to preserve Vietnamese bamboo speciesMore than 60 Vietnamese bamboo varieties have been planted in the Gao Giong eco-tourism site in Cao Lanh district, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, as part of the site’s bamboo conservation project. This is the place having the largest number of bamboo trees in Dong Thap. Huynh Thanh Hien, head of the Gao Giong cajuput forest management board, said there are now 61 bamboo species planted in the forest. The forest management board is collecting bamboo species from other Southeast Asian and European countries. In 2018, the board plans to plant bamboos to form a map of Vietnam covering 15 hectares in the Gao Giong eco-tourism area.-VNA