For the past nine years Canadian Sylvio Lamarche has run one of the last laid-back beach resorts in Vietnam.

Jungle Beach, just north of Nha Trang, is a cluster of simple bamboo huts at the foot of jungle-covered mountains. The mountains are home to a troop of rare langurs, unlike those found anywhere else.

But the ape’s idyllic sanctuary is under threat. The Vietnamese government has announced huge plans to develop the area, including the construction of a massive oil refinery.

From central Vietnam, Matt Steinglass has more.