Con Dao is listed as a highest priority conservation area in Viet Nam. Con Dao is the most important sea turtle nesting sites, and the area is well known for feeding ground for dugong and other marine mammal species (as Blue Whale, Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise, Irrawaddy Dolphin), has some of the most pristine coral reef in Viet Nam. Many endangered and rare species can be found there, more than 66 marine species listed in the IUCN Red List and Viet Nam Data Red Book. Primeval forest with ecosystem providing niches for many species of terrestrial flora and fauna have been protected and rehabilitated. It also plays an important role for preventing soil erosion and keeping water in soil that supply sources of ground water and water reservoirs during dry season.
Con Dao National Park Authority is recognised as one of the best park management board in Vietnam, play important role in the biodiversity and ecosystem protection.
