“The future of tigers depends on our actions” was the message of a
seminar held in Hanoi on July 29 to raise public awareness and
support for the conservation of a species on the brink of extinction.
A Spanish website has posted an article
highlighting the importance of Vietnam’s 11th National Party
Congress to the future of the country, especially in its external
relations.
Representatives from key international and
Vietnamese organisations are attending a workshop on strengthening
international collaboration to tackle the illegal trans-border wildlife
trade in Hanoi from December 2-3.
Vietnam stands ready to cooperate with foreign countries and
international organizations in improving tiger conservation on its own
soil and the region as whole.
The WWF has selected two young ambassadors among nearly 500 candidates
to represent Vietnam at the International Youth Tiger Summit, being held
in Vladivostock, Russia, from Nov. 18-24.
Education of Nature - Vietnam (ENV) has launched a website on tigers at
http://www.thiennhien.org/BVH , to protect the few remaining tigers in
the world.
More than 140 young people in HCM City and Hanoi have applied to
take part in an international conference on tiger conservation to be
held in Russia 's Vladivostok next month.
Two Vietnamese representatives will attend the Youth summit on Tigers,
which will be held for the first time in the city of Vladivostok in
Russia from September 12-18.
Five tiger reserves will be established in the central Highlands and
southern provinces under a national programme to preserve and develop
the country's tiger population.
Vietnamese authorities and
environmentalists expect to raise public awareness of the evils of
wildlife trafficking after launching a new campaign at Noi Bai
International Airport in Hanoi.
Sixteen paintings on illegally-hunted
and trafficked species of animals including tigers, bears, elephants,
turtles and rhinos are being on display at Hanoi’s Noi Bai
international airport.
Hanoi ’s first safari park will be opened at the Bao Son Paradise park in Hoai
Duc district on March 27 together with five other entertainment facilities to
celebrate the 1,000 th birthday anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
As trading and illegal hunting have
seriously diminished the tiger population, Education for Nature Vietnam
(ENV) has called on the community to join hands to protect wild tigers.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
has outlined the current top ten trouble spots in a first-time
interactive map that provides a unique overview of threats faced by
wild tigers.
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will
organise a series of interesting events to celebrate Tet holidays from Feb. 19-21, promising an enjoyable experience
combining traditional images, sounds and foods of Vietnam’s diverse
people and regions.
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XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
