(VOVworld) – Lam Dong province’s Lang Biang Biosphere Reserve was officially recognized as a global biosphere at the 27^th meeting session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and Biosphere Program of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (MAB/UNESCO) in Paris, France on Tuesday. Speaking at the session, Vice Chairman of the Lam Dong provincial People’s Committee Pham S expressed his delight at the recognition, and reiterated Vietnam’s commitment to successfully conserving the reserve’s biodiversity in accordance with criteria of the MAB/UNESCO as well as co-operating closely with MAB’s experts for the sustainable management of Lang Biang. The Lang Biang biosphere reserve spans over more than 275,000 hectares north of Lam Dong province.  It is home to more than 2,000 plant species and nearly 400 animal species, of which 127 are rare species identified on Vietnam’s red list. Lang Biang is the ninth UNESCO-recognized biosphere reserve in Vietnam, others include Can Gio Mangrove, Cat Ba, Cat Tien, and Cham island-Hoi An, Kien Giang, Ca Mau Cape, the Red River Delta, and Western Nghe An.