Illegal wildlife trade is a major conservation problem in Vietnam. As a mitigating strategy, PanNature organized 19 field media investigation trips across 23 provinces in the country, as well as one trip across the Vietnam-Laos border, accompanied by more than 60 journalists. Journalists were able to observe tragedies with wildlife species firsthand. This effort generated more than 110 newspaper articles and stories, raising awareness of the issue among the public.
Be a Cool Vietnam Explorer
Tourism has been named as a “smokeless” industry. However, this does not mean that tourism has no impact on the ecosystem and the environment.
In addition to the unexpected effects of tourism caused by unsustainable investments and long-standing impacts on the atmosphere from emissions released during traveling, tourists’ irresponsible behaviors also lead to unexpected consequences on nature.
Due to this fact, to promote the message of sustainable tourism to visitors, PanNatrue issues the brochure “Be a Cool Vietnam explorer” calling and guiding tourists to protect the environment, conserve nature and wildlife.
The brochure are published in Vietnamese, English and Chinese, with finalcial support from The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
PanNature is willing to share original designs for travel agencies and tour companies to spread the message.