Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) has been featured in news articles and publications since our inception in 2000 as a way to educate the public about wildlife conservation efforts, both in Vietnam and internationally. We hope you enjoy reading about ENV in the following publications! To work with ENV on a news story, please contact internationalcomms@env4wildlife.org. We can’t wait to hear from you!
December 3, 2023 – Today, Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV), in collaboration with Sporting Republic, hosted Vietnam’s first “Run for Turtles,” the 14th Song Hong Half Marathon, at Ciputra Hanoi International City. The event aimed at promoting the conservation of turtles and encouraging the public not to illegally buy or sell turtles or keep them […]
31 Species Native to Vietnam There are 26 species of tortoises and freshwater turtles native to Vietnam. Five of these species are soft-shell turtles, and the remaining 21 are land tortoises or freshwater hard-shelled turtles. Vietnam is also home to 5 marine turtle species. Only Found in Vietnam! Vietnam has TWO endemic species that you
Hanoi, September 6, 2023 – Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) has released the Prosecution Review: Wildlife Trafficking Cases in Vietnam 2022, a reviewof the performance of Vietnam’s criminal justice system in dealing with wildlife trafficking cases in 2022. The results are based on the evaluation of the 156 criminal wildlife trafficking cases which were
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Hanoi, August 10, 2023 – Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) has released the CWT (combatting wildlife trafficking) Responsiveness and Performance Report 2022, an independent evaluation of the performance of law enforcement agencies in dealing with publicly reported wildlife crime in Vietnam. Launched in 2009 by ENV, the CWT Responsiveness and Performance Ranking System was developed
Combatting Wildlife Trafficking Responsiveness and Performance Report in 2022 Read More »
Hanoi, June 30, 2023 – Today, Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) released their 55th Public Service Announcement (PSA) to date, this time bringing attention to the illegal hunting, trade, and advertising that is threatening the survival of marine turtles. The PSA features a sea turtle getting trapped in the net of unscrupulous fishermen and depicts the horrifying reality of dead turtles
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Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) and long-time partner, the Asian Turtle Program (ATP), printed and released 1,500 copies of the 2022 Vietnam Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Identification Book. In light of the ongoing and serious level of illegal turtle and tortoise trade in Vietnam, this key resource provides guidance to authorities and rescue centers
A subject in Hanoi was sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempting to traffic rhino horn through Noi Bai Airport. This was a landmark case, being the longest prison sentence ever handed out in Vietnam for such crimes. Do Minh Toan made falsified digital signatures to avoid custom checks whilst bringing in the 55
Record prison sentence for rhino horn trafficker in Vietnam Read More »
Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) is excited to share all the key updates from our work with you in our latest ENV newsletter: Wildlife Watch, October 2021 Edition. This issue features some of our latest viral adverts and crime deterrence films, our successes in shutting down online wildlife markets, our concerns around tiger farms and
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On October 26, 2021, three Asiatic black bears were transferred from a bear farm in Long An province to Cat Tien Bear Rescue Center! For years ENV has been communicating directly with this bear owner in efforts to convince him to give up his bears. These efforts included phone calls, postcards, brochures of the bear
Second to Last Bear Farm in Long An Province Shut Down Read More »
ENV has secured the first-ever confiscation of a caracal from Vietnam’s illegal wildlife trade! Caracals are medium-sized carnivorous wild cats indigenous to central Asia and Africa. This caracal was being kept as an illegal exotic “pet” in Hanoi when it was reported to ENV. The case began when the ENV Wildlife Crime Hotline was contacted
First-ever Caracal Confiscated from Illegal Wildlife Trade in Vietnam Read More »
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