Tam Dao National Park is located north of Hanoi and can be reached in approximately one hour by car from the capital. The national park area consists of a 70 km long mountain range and is worldwide famous for its unique insects and birdlife.

Tam Dao town, a small city within the mountains of the protected area has moderate temperatures and thus attracts Vietnamese tourist groups from Hanoi at weekends. However, the environmental awareness of stakeholders and tourists is still quite low. Restaurants in Tam Dao are rather liked for their fresh bush meet on the menue and party atmosphere at night.

Surrounding forests and rivers are not only contaminated by sewage and waste, but also damaged by illegal poaching or collection of forest products. Furthermore, loggig and uncontrolled construction is causing serious ecological impacts.

The aim of the consultancy mission was to compile a concept for visitor education and nature interpretation, which should also include a visitor interporetation centre wih "forest school" for children. Interactive exhibits and learning elements in the centre and along hiking trails in the forest should increase awareness for the real values of Tam Dao and to introduce the need of biodiversity protection to a broad public.

Several thematic hiking trails with interpretation panels were developed in close cooperation with national park rangers, showing the different vegetation and landscape zones of the park. The interactive exhibition in Tam Dao National Park Forest school was opened in a ceremony with high ranking visitors from Vietam and Germany on the occasion of the International Biodiversity Day. The event incuded panel discussions, a bycicle race from Haoi to Tam Dao, the opening of a traditional Vietnamese house at the park entrance, concerts and a market for organic products at the National Park Headquarter.