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Hanoi, October 22, 2024 – Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) hosted the “Ending Bear Farming in Vietnam: The Road to Victory” press conference in Hanoi, to reflect on and celebrate significant milestones in the journey towards ending bear bile farming in Vietnam. Nineteen years ago, in 2005, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Hanoi, July 10, 2024 – Education for Nature (ENV) has just received information that Hanoi City Police arrested Cao Xuan Manh, a resident of Nghe An province for trafficking of endangered wildlife. Manh is reportedly a senior leader of a major transnational wildlife trafficking network based in Dien Chau District of Nghe An province.    

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

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

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