Vietnam is located in the East of the Indochinese Peninsula, flora and fauna of which reflect influences from the Palaearctic's Himalayan and Chinese sub-regions with the Indo-Malayan's Sundaic sub-region and classified as one of the 16 most biologically diverse countries in the world.

Althougt, this rich biodiversity and natural resources are in the face of various challenges due to the developing of new economic market, the growing population of almost 100 million people, and the accompanying increases in deforest

Biodiversity Protection

Vietnam currently has 105 national parks, nature reserves and sites of cultural occupying an area of 6.8% of the territory. However, despite the above measures, wild and indigenous species of Vietnam are still under very alarming threat of extinction (Number of Saola Pseudoryx nghetinhensis- new discovered mammalian, is continuing to decline dramatically, from 3000 individuals reported in 1994 to the actual population estimated only 200 individuals survive).

A new approach of integrated application of informatics technology, and reproductive technology is underway to set up.Within the framework of this project, a model of the integrated ex situ-in situ conservation and digital management for suistable biodiversity conservation and utilization will be established. The results of these activities will be served as the primary and first platform that can be extended for further developing a network of long-term sustainable biodiversity conservation and utilization at national scale and for regional collaboration.

During the last decade, our scientists have successfully developed advanced reproductive biotechnologies such as artificial insemination, embryo production, embryo transfer, cryopreservation of cell, gamete, embryo and somatic cloning in both domesticated (rabbit, cattle, goat, pig) and wild species (Saola-Pseudoryx nghetinhensis, 1993, giant muntjac Megamuntiacus vuquangensis,1994) (Nguyen et al, 2006).