The Fauna & Flora International (FFI) on January 15 announced a decision to recognise Le Van Hien, a member of the community-based preservation group of Kim Bang district of the northern Ha Nam province, as a Disney Conservation Hero by the Disney Conservation Fund.
Animal protection organisation Humane Society International has launched an emotional commercial for air travellers of Vietnam Airlines in the hope of reducing demand for rhino horn in Vietnam which will help to ultimately end the poaching of rhinos in Africa.
The Biodiversity Conservation Agency is completing a draft directive on strengthening the management of migratory birds in Vietnam for submission to the Prime Minister for approval.
Representatives from 30 tour operators and travel agencies recently signed a pledge to support responsible tourism, nature conservation and wildlife protection during a training workshop at Cat Tien National Park in the southern province of Dong Nai.
Farmers in protected areas of Cambodia who participate in wildlife-friendly farming via the ‘Friendship Rice Project’ can expect an income boost for their wildlife organic crops, according to Khmer Times.
Local people have long been reportedly involved in illegal wild bird hunting and poaching in Cat Ba Island of the northern city of Hai Phong and local authorities have failed to curb the problem for decades.
Wildlife trade monitor network TRAFFIC on December 11 launched a three-year social marketing programme with an aim to reduce demand for tiger products in Vietnam.
A workshop on communications in behavioural change to protect wild flora and fauna and contribute to the conservation of biological diversity was held on November 27, as part of the USAID Wildlife Asia project.
Local authorities of Con Dao Island District, off the coast of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, in cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), have launched a Zero Plastic Waste programme, aiming to eliminate single-use plastic products.
A webinar was held by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity and the Vietnam Environment Administration on November 19 to call on regional countries to join in efforts to conserve wildlife and effectively control animal-to-human disease transmission.
The US Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with Vietnam CITES Management Authority, launched a campaign on November 11 called “Ngung tao nghiep” (Stop karma), to call for an end to the illegal trade of ivory and pangolin scales in Vietnam.
The People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) held a workshop in Hanoi on November 6 to discuss promoting cooperation among social organisations in the fight against wildlife and timber smuggling in ASEAN.
A project on climate change impact mitigation and disaster prevention via the public-private participation in sustainable sand exploitation in the Mekong Delta was discussed during a working session in Can Tho on October 21.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha, on behalf of the Vietnamese Government, has called on countries to combine strength and coordinate actions in a more urgent, drastic and practical manner to protect biodiversity – a priceless natural resource.
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