As the writer of reports winning high prizes at competitions, Hoang Van Chien, born in 1988, has experienced many hardships to become a journalist aiming to protect wildlife named in the Red Book.
PanNature organized two training sessions in 2023: preserving the survival of wild animals and plants in Kon Pne in September and assessing the community's biodiversity status in November. Participants include the Community Development Boards of three villages, household representatives, and the Kon Pne Commune Forest Protection Group. The training method incorporates general knowledge of biodiversity, field observation and practice, and particular activities like forest patrols, biodiversity monitoring, and so on. PanNature plans to continue more capacity-building activities on biodiversity monitoring, sustainable use and equitable benefit sharing, and developing and maintaining community-managed conservation areas in 2024.
No construction work has followed the decision, and the issue went largely unnoticed until August, when Trinh Le Nguyen, executive director of the environmental NGO People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature), began writing about it on Facebook. In a post dated Aug. 11, Nguyen noted that Tien Hai is part of the broader Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve. Established in 2004, the biosphere reserve spans 137,261 hectares (339,179 acres), including a core area, buffer zone and transition zone across terrestrial and marine areas. “The core area, the heart of the biosphere reserve, includes Tien Hai Nature Reserve and Xuan Thuy National Park,” Nguyen wrote.
This study, conducted by PanNature with financial and technical support from the NTFP-EP program, primarily aims to evaluate the impact of community consultation processes and mechanisms ensuring community participation in recognizing traditional rights in Vietnam, with a particular emphasis on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC). The study focuses on regions characterized by mountainous terrain and forest landscapes.
Bach Ma National Park, recognised as an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2022, holds the world’s only breeding area for the saola, a critically endangered species. The park is also home to Viet Nam's second bear rescue centre.
The success of the forest restoration campaign in May 2023 would not be possible without valuable support from the engagement and support of local companies. Momo, a leading electronic payment platform, helped PanNature to carry out crowd fundraising with a total of nearly 80 million Dong (about 3,285 US dollars). We also received donations, both in-kind and cash, from two big companies TH True Milks and Tupperware, in addition to in-kind donations from the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations.
To share and discuss the North Central Region Emission Reduction Payment Agreement (ERPA) aiming to support the community and relevant parties to implement the forest emission reduction payment policy effectively, PanNature organized a series of consultation meetings, workshops, seminars, and training on the ERPA benefit sharing plan in two provinces of Thua Thien - Hue and Quang Binh.
In February 2023, PanNature supported the construction of 8 wood-saving stoves for 8 households in Pa Cop village, Van Ho commune, Van Ho district, Son La province.
PanNature among three local organisations, received the first grants provided by the Species Conservation Fund (SCF) as part of the five-year USAID Biodiversity Conservation Project.
In order for the results and recommendations of the report to be disseminated and implemented, we would like to send this letter to Facebook and YouTube Managers in Vietnam. We urge that Facebook (Meta) and YouTube (Google) review existing regulations and apply more effective mechanisms to eliminate wildlife trading activities on social media platforms.