On 2 June, Save the Mekong Coalition (StM) has issued a statement to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) and governments in the lower Mekong region, calling for the Sanakham and other planned Mekong mainstream dams to be canceled. The Mekong…
Tourism used to be called a “smokeless” industry. However, this does not mean that tourism has no impact on the ecosystem.
Media coverage on forest governance has inspired Vietnamese authorities to take action to stop illegal logging and deforestation.
Mr. Trinh Le Nguyen, PanNature's Executive Director was joining Al Jazeera News's online panel discussing wildlife trade and control measures in Vietnam. Coronavirus pandemic leads to growing calls to ban markets where many people buy fresh meat and vegetables. Scientists…
PanNature has endorsed the petition to call national governments worldwide to act for a permanent end to the commercial trade and sale in markets where terrestrial wild animals are sold for consumption. The Coalition to End the Trade was…
We are profoundly saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Dao Trong Hung, who was chairman of the Governance Board of PanNature. He died on 23 April 2020 at the age of 67. Dr. Hung has been an active supporter…
Move will hopefully curb vast wildlife trade from farm, street markets, and online traders Vietnam’s prime minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, has asked the country’s agriculture ministry to draft a directive to stop illegal trading and consumption of wildlife over fears…
Last month, conservation organizations sent an open letter to Vietnam’s prime minister recommending action against the wildlife trade as a means of preventing future outbreaks of disease, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In response, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc…
The government has paid heed to a plea by conservationists to ban wildlife trade and consumption. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to "quickly" draft a directive to ban these activities and submit…
Director of the Centre for People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) Tr?nh Lê Nguyên talks to Vietnamplus online newspaper on Vi?t Nam’s efforts to eliminate the wildlife trade