Assessment of Services of the Hau River in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Abstract

This study investigated ecosystem services on the Hau River
provinces (An Giang, Can Tho, Vinh Long, Soc Trang) of Mekong
Delta of Vietnam. It is found that the river has directly and
indirectly provided various regulation and support services.
Moreover, the river is the place where many festivals and
traditional beliefs activities take place featuring with different
eco-tourism and experiential activities. However, hydrological
changes, reduced river’s water quantity and quality, and riverrelated development policies have degraded the river’s ecosystem
services. The change in water quality and quantity has been
considered the main causes of ecosystem services changes.
Therefore, action plans for the restoration, protection and
sustainable development of river ecosystem services are needed.