Wildlife trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison
A wildlife trafficker has been sent to prison for 10 years by the People’s Court of Dien Bien district, the northwestern province of Dien Bien.
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A wildlife trafficker has been sent to prison for 10 years by the People’s Court of Dien Bien district, the northwestern province of Dien Bien.
A Vietnamese delegation led by head of the National Assembly (NA)’s Committee on National Defence-Security, Sen. Lieut. General Vo Trong Viet paid a working visit to South Africa during August 26-30.
A street art programme entitled “Brighten up your life” was inaugurated in Hoa Cuong Nam ward in Hai Chau district, the central city of Da Nang, on August 31.
A street art programme, entitled “I love the ocean/Born to be wild”, in the An Binh islet commune in the central province of Quang Ngai aims to raise public awareness of environmental protection and marine life conservation.
The Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) on August 30 signed a cooperation pact with Four Paws International to protect endangered wild animals.
Having suffered a significant reduction in the number of sea turtles and the species’ breeding activities, the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan is making efforts to improve the situation
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) plans to publish a list of e-commerce websites and mobile applications that violate laws and regulations on online trading.
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation of Thailand (DNP) is to build a museum in front of the Tham Luang cave to mark the rescue of members of the local Wild Boar football team.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has recently launched a project to preserve wildlife in the central area of Truong Son Mountain Range using non-refundable aid from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Vietnam.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has issued an emergency action plan to conserve primates by 2025, with a vision to 2030, focusing on local national parks, reserves and natural forests.
The number of gaurs living in Ya Book valley has been declining over the last 20 years as the grasslands where they used to roam have slowly been replaced by forests.
Over the last decade, Vietnam has adopted policies and actions to fulfill its commitments to protecting rare and endangered wildlife, which is highly valued by the international community.
Nearly 500 plants from five species have bên planted on 10,000 hectares of a forest in Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve, recognised in 2012 by UNESCO as one of eight biosphere reserves in Vietnam.
Some 200 local artists are working to complete a painting telling the story of the operation to rescue 12 boys and their football coach trapped in Tham Luang cave in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province, Thailand.
Vietnam’s illegal online trade of wildlife is occurring on websites that end with “.vn” and “.com” domain names, including social media websites, according to a study released recently by TRAFFIC.
Yok Don National Park in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak signed an agreement with the Animals Asia Foundation on July 13 to become the first unit in Vietnam committed to applying elephant-friendly tourism.
A training programme seeking to improve the capacity of judges and people’s court personnel for judging cases related to crimes against protected wildlife took place in Da Nang on July 11.
Forestry posted the highest trade surplus, at 3.23 billion USD, amongst agricultural sectors in the first half of 2018, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNForest).
