Laws still cannot help protect the forests
Though Vietnam has a close legal framework on protecting forests and wildlife, the laws seem unhelpful. Green forests still have been devastated, while wild animals still have been killed.
World Bank team observes wildlife trade first-hand
While the authorities, international and local wildlife protection organizations are making every effort to carry out campaigns, protect, and conserve rare wildlife species; across the country, many wild animals are killed every day and those stores trading in wildlife products…
PanNature’s mammal field guide now available in VDIC Bookstore
The book “A Field Guide to the Large Mammals of Vietnam” is a joint effort between PanNature and Dr. John Parr. The contents of this field guide have been based upon available literature and records from mammalian research on mammals…
Illegal bush-meat, wildlife trafficking at alarming levels
QUANG NINH — Viet Nam's ecosystem was seriously threatened by the widespread consumption of wild meat and trafficking of wildlife, experts said at a recent conference. Urgent action was needed on several fronts to prevent this destruction of the nation's…
The vital safeguarding of Vietnam’s tigers
How many tigers does Vietnam have? It’s a matter that is troubling the experts and there is no definitive answer says Dr Scott Roberton from the Wildlife Conservation Society on November 24. Dr. Roberton confirmed that according to a recent…
Birding tourism in Vietnam: Still a niche market
Richard Craik, originally from Chester, an historic city close to Liverpool in north-west England, has spent the last 17 years living in Vietnam. On the crowded city streets of Ho Chi Minh City, he is just another foreigner living and working there. But among Vietnamese, foreign birdwatchers and conservationists, Richard and his company's name, Vietnam Birding, are familiar.
Launching of the Publication “Field Guide to the Large Mammals of Vietnam”
People and Nature Reconciliation has launched the publication “Field Guide to the Large Mammals of Vietnamâ€. This publication is printed in both Vietnamese and English languages with financial support from the World Bank/Netherlands Partnership Program and the Sida Environment Fund (SEF).
Sarus Crane – Symbol of Peace
This is the first book to be published on the Eastern Sarus Crane Grus antigone sharpii. The book is published by PanNature and a professional photographer Minh Loc. The book presents over 300 wonderful colored photographs photographs taken by Minh Loc.