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From October 2nd until the end of November 2022, ENV shared information with nearly 2,000 traditional medicine business establishments in 9 major cities across Vietnam and called for them to join the Wildlife-friendly Traditional Medicine Businesses/Practitioners Network, as well as commit to not participate in the illegal trade of traditional medicine (TM) derived from endangered …

Traditional Medicine Shops Pledge to Become Wildlife-friendly Businesses Read More »

Hanoi, November 6, 2022 – Yesterday, Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV), in collaboration with event organizers, Sporting Republic, hosted the 7th Hanoi Half Marathon “Run for Wildlife” at Ciputra Hanoi International City. This event was specifically aimed at encouraging the public not to consume traditional medicines (TM) made from wild animal parts. This year, …

3,696 km run to protect tigers, rhinos, bears, and turtles from the wildlife traditional medicine trade Read More »

Hanoi, October 19, 2022 – Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) has once again released The Law Enforcement Responsiveness Report, which has highlighted actions taken by authorities in response to wildlife crime reports in the 62 provinces that received publicly reported crimes (excluding only Bac Lieu) in 2021 In 2020, ENV initiated the Responsiveness Reporting …

Law enforcement responsiveness to publicly reported crime remains strong but success rate decreases in 2021 Read More »

Hanoi, Vietnam, 29 September 2022 – The 13th edition of the Hanoi Half Marathon (formerly the Song Hong Half Marathon) returns after a four-year hiatus. The race will take place on November 6th, with a new route featuring the entire run course inside Ciputra Hanoi International City. Sporting Republic has once again partnered with Education …

The Hanoi Half Marathon is back, raising awareness on the issue of traditional medicine made from wildlife Read More »

On Wednesday, August 31st, Where in Vietnam (WIV), in cooperation with Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV), released a new Vietnam Wildlife Guide to provide tourists and expats with the top spots to safely observe nature and Vietnam’s wild animals. Make your trip more meaningful by tapping into the often-overlooked biodiversity that Vietnam has to …

First-ever wildlife travel guide launched in partnership with Where in Vietnam Read More »

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 …

Vital resource for turtle identification distributed amongst authorities, national parks and wildlife rescue centers in Vietnam Read More »

Hanoi, June 13, 2022 – Today, in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), and with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman joining, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a new project to help Vietnam control the increasingly serious wildlife trafficking situation. The $15 million, five-year project, called Saving …

USAID, MARD Launch New Project to Combat Wildlife Trafficking, Agree to Partner on Addressing Climate Change in the Mekong Delta Read More »

ENV is pleased to release our first newsletter in 2022, offering you all the key updates from the first quarter of this year. Our Wildlife Watch newsletter provides statistics, stories, events, and key wildlife trade developments which took place from January to March.  This issue covers our efforts to reduce ivory and rhino horn crime, …

ENV releases first newsletter of 2022 Read More »