The Ba Tai Mountain in Kien Giang province, which has been highly appreciated for its biodiversity, the area where mineral exploitation is prohibited for conservation, is now in the danger of becoming the materials for making lime.

After the Central Herbal Medicine Institute stated that the sample of xao tam phan (Paramignya trimera) found in Hon Heo mountain can inhibit the development of five types of cancer cells, people have been rushing there to look for panacea.