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Petting wild animals deemed risky trend: workshop

A risky trend of having wildlife pets have become more popular, particularly among young people in Vietnam in recent years, said Nguyen Thu Thuy from the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) at a workshop held virtually on September 28. A risky…

How tourism fuels Southeast Asia’s wildlife trade

Tour operators and guides encourage visitors to buy illegal ivory, tiger "glue" and other products. Tourist guides and information centres in Southeast Asia have been fuelling the illegal wildlife trade by facilitating consumption by tourists, several investigations show. Prior to Covid-19,…

300 organizations from 69 countries call on governments to not use climate funding for so-called “sustainable” hydropower schemes

September 22, 2021
Nguyen Thuy Hang
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PanNature joined 299 organizations from 69 countries to launch a Rivers for Climate Global Declaration calling on governments and leaders attending COP26 to protect river ecosystems and stop using scarce climate funds to finance false climate solutions such as hydropower.

Stricter law enforcement needed to protect tigers

Experts proposed intensifying law enforcement, stepping up inter-sectoral coordination, and closely monitoring captivity facilities to effectively manage the captivity of tigers at a recent seminar held by the People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature).

Measures sought to control tiger trading, conservation in Vietnam

The People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) on August 24 organized a seminar looking back on the captivity, trading, rescue, and conservation of tigers in Vietnam after the recent seizure of 17 tigers in Nghe An province. The People and Nature…

Illegal wildlife trade cracked down nationwide

Law enforcement agencies have heeded the call of 14 NGOs working in nature and wildlife conservation and begun cracking down on the illegal wildlife trade at the Th?nh Hóa Farmers Market in southern Long An province. Education for Nature Vi?t…

Wildlife conservation NGOs call for end to wild birds trade

Representatives of 10 Vietnamese and international non-profit organisations working in nature and wildlife conservation have sent a petition to the Prime Minister to stop the trade of wild birds nationwide.

‘Drastic forest development’: Vietnam to plant 1 billion trees — but how?

After a string of deadly typhoons in late 2020, Vietnam’s prime minister called for the country to plant 1 billion trees nationwide by 2025 to reduce the risk of landslides and flooding.

Thousands of wildlife farms in Viet Nam threaten biodiversity

December 3, 2020
To Bich Ngoc
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In recent decades, along with the robust development of the economy, the demand for wildlife in Viet Nam, especially in big cities, has increased.

Vietnam’s four top community-based tourism villages

December 1, 2020
To Bich Ngoc
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Community-based tourism, with locals directly partaking in tourism products and service offerings, is slowly taking shape in Vietnam. According to the Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA), which listed the four villages, the initiative helps create jobs, reduce poverty, preserve cultural identity, and boost the country’s tourism landscape.