The agreement was reached between the two partners and Cat Tien National Park at a three-day workshop on biodiversity protection and sustainable development in Vietnam, which concluded in Dong Nai on January 25.

The national park has so far received financial support for preservation work worth millions of US dollars from international organisations.

The French Development Agency has provided 580,000 euros in non-refundable aid for a project to protect wild cow species, while the UK-based Monkey World-Ape Rescue Centre and Taiwan's Pingtung have donated US$500,000 for a primate rescue project at the park.