On the afternoon of September 9, 2025, the Management Board of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park held a conference to hand over and receive the World Natural Heritage nomination dossier under criterion (viii) on geology and geomorphology. This event carries great significance as it preserves and digitizes valuable documents associated with the journey that led to Phong Nha – Ke Bang being inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2003. Overview of the Conference Attending the conference were Mr. Le Huy Cuong – former officer of the Forest Inventory and Planning Institute (FIPI), Ministry of Agriculture and Environment – representing the handover of the dossier; together with former leaders of the Quang Binh Department of Science and Technology, former Directors of the National Park Management Board (2002–2009), as well as scientists and researchers who directly participated in compiling and finalizing the nomination dossier submitted to UNESCO and successfully defending it. Representing the Management Board of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park were Mr. Pham Hong Thai – Director, with the Board’s leadership and representatives of its subordinate departments and units. Mr. Le Huy Cuong – former officer of the Forest Inventory and Planning Institute (FIPI), Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, speaking at the conference At the conference, Mr. Le Huy Cuong shared the difficulties and challenges encountered in preparing the dossier. He emphasized that the dossier is not merely a compilation of scientific documents but also a vivid testament to the aspiration of inscribing Phong Nha