As zoonotic diseases become more dangerous, Vietnam moves toward cracking down on wildlife trafficking. A growing awareness of the links between wildlife trafficking and SARS, COVID-19, and other infectious diseases has prompted the Vietnamese prime minister to issue an executive…
Vietnam would halt importing and trading wild animals either dead or alive, according to a directive from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued Thursday.
On July 21, 2020, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) has revealed a treasure trove of rare wildlife in Kon Plong, Kon Tum Province. Home to many threatened species and rich biodiversity, Kon Plong deserves to be considered one of the most valuable forests for conservation in the whole of Vietnam.
Tourism used to be called a “smokeless” industry. However, this does not mean that tourism has no impact on the ecosystem.
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…
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…
On February 16th, 2020, People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) and 9 other Vietnamese and international non-profit organizations working in nature and wildlife conservation (WWF-Vietnam, GreenViet, WCS Vietnam, FFI Vietnam, Education for Nature - Vietnam, Save Vietnam Wildlife, Wildlife at Risk,…