Education for Nature Vietnam
Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) was established in 2000 as Vietnam's first local non-governmental organization to focus on conservation of nature and the environment.
ENV's young and passionate team is committed to working in innovative ways to educate the people of Vietnam about environmental problems, ranging from protecting wildlife to climate change and empowering them to become part of the solution.
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Caught in the act, bear gall farm gets off with a fine (Posted July 28, 2010)
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Chief Prosecutor has instructed Quang Ninh province officials to impose severe administrative fines on farms caught trading in bear gall, according to crusading National Assembly deputy Nguyen Dinh Xuan
Nguyen Dinh Xuan - a legislator & environmental activist (Posted July 28, 2010)
VietNamNet talked with National Assembly (NA) deputy Nguyen Dinh Xuan, who was recently honored by Bern city for protecting bears
News Brief (E375, 23 July 2010)
News Brief (E374, 16 July 2010)
ENV Newsletters: News from frontlines (June 2010)
The latest ENV Newsletter covering ENV activities during the month of May 2010.
Feature: Mayor of the City of Bern joins ENV in honoring National Assembly member for Activism in efforts to protect bears.
ENV conducts turtle lecture training
On June 28-30, ENV organized training for lecture skills on the topic of turtles for eight volunteers from the “Green Summer Team” in Hanoi.
News Brief (E373, 09 July 2010)
Quang Binh: 1.4 tons of wild turtles seized
On July 2, the People’s Police Online Newspaper reported that an illegal transportation of wild turtles was discovered by Quang Binh Environmental Police (EP) in Bo Trach district.
News Brief (E372, 02 July 2010)
Macaque kept on street in Ho Chi Minh City.
On June 29, a volunteer contacted the ENV Wildlife Crime Hotline to report about a macaque being chained to a tree and kept on pavement in Ho Chi Minh City
A young student voluntarily handed tortoise.
This morning 29June, a high school student named Loan Phuong in Hanoi has just voluntarily handed an Elongated tortoise to ENV’s Wildlife Crime Unit
Wildlife Crime Bulletin (May 2010)
The latest wildlife crime bulletin by ENV covering the period of January – May 2010. Feature: Under the cover of conservation: breeding of tigers at private farms must end.
News Brief (E371, 25 June 2010)
Ho Chi Minh City: Wildlife released
After receiving information from a volunteer about birds being sold in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), a wildlife crime officer immediately transferred the case to the Mobile Team in HCMC.
On use of tiger bone glue in Vietnam (Posted June 25, 2010)
According to Professor Anh, Chief of Vietnam’s Animal Association, fake tiger bone glue is common in the market with more than 70% of the samples he tested proving to be fake.
News Brief (E370, 18 June 2010)
Can Gio National Park promotes Environmental Education (EE) project to community
On June 5, ENV officers participated in a meeting at the Tam Thon Hiep commune on the topic: “The media in improving environment protection awareness for Tam Thon Hiep residents”.
EE Club established in Lo Go - Xa Mat National Park
In addition to the Environmental Education (EE) project in Tam Thon Hiep, after receiving a grant from ENV and Go Green - Toyota Vietnam, Lo Go - Xa Mat National Park in Tay Ninh province successfully promoted the project by setting up an EE club for students from Tan Lap school.
The pangolin trade in Vietnam (Posted June 12, 2010)
A series of three articles published in Vietnam’s press about the pangolin trade in Vietnam. Note: Although the articles contain some factual errors, they also provide insight on certain aspects of the trade such as using starch to increase the selling weight of live animals. Translations by ENV
Link to articles:
The first part: Female traders
The second part: Fattening the pangolins for sale
The last part: Onwards to Hanoi
News Brief (E369, 11 June 2010)
ENV provides training to staff from five National Parks
From May 28 to June 6, ENV gave Environmental Education (EE) skills training to rangers from five National Parks: U Minh Thuong, U Minh Ha, Tram Chim, Mui Ca Mau and Con Dao in U Minh Thuong National Park, Kien Giang Province.
Five turtles rescued
After receiving information from a volunteer about turtles and birds being sold in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), a wildlife crime officer immediately transferred the case to the Mobile Team in HCMC.
Announcement of 1800588875 wildlife crime hotline
On June 4 in Hanoi, the Environmental Crime Prevention Department of the Crime Prevention Bureau, Ministry of Public Security, has announced the establishment of a free hotline: 1800-588-875.
News Brief (E368, 04 June 2010)
International Children’s Day with ENV
On June 1, International Children’s Day, ENV held the event “Children helping protect wildlife” at Thu Le Zoo in Hanoi.
Hai Phong: Found another illegal elephant truck transportation
On May 28, Hai Phong Customs discovered 1245 tons of elephant tusk from Africa at a Hai Phong port.
Hanoi: Celebrate International Children’s Day with ENV at Thu Le Zoo
To coincide with International Children’s Day on June 1, ENV will organize a festival for children at Thu Le Zoo.
News Brief (E367, 28 May 2010)
Thai Binh: 13 pairs of elephant ivories confiscated
On May 23, Thai Binh traffic police discovered and confiscated 13 pairs of elephant ivories being carried by a 12-seat car at Highway 10 in Thai Binh province.
Hanoi: Local residents pledge to protect Vietnam’s bears
On May 22 and 23, ENV held a mobile exhibition on bear protection at Big C supermarket in Hanoi.
Hanoi: Six Asian golden cats confiscated
On May 21, six Asian golden cats (Catapuma temmincki) were confiscated by Hanoi Environment Police (EP).
News Brief (E366, 21 May 2010)
Hai Phong: Pangolin scale confiscated
On May 12, Hai Phong city Customs discovered tons of pangolin scale carried in a ship named Nithi Bhum batch 135 from Indonesia to Vietnam on May 6, 2010.
Successful cases of wildlife rescued
On May 12, a resident contacted with ENV via its hotline to inform a stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides ) kept at a cafe in Quang Nam province.
Ha Noi: Recruitment drive for Wildlife Volunteer Network
On May 15, Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV) held a recruitment session in Hanoi for volunteers to join ENV’s national Wildlife Volunteer Network.
News Brief (E365, 14 May 2010)
Sad news: Rare Javan rhino found shot dead in Cat Tien National Park
On May 10, according to WWF, a rhinowas found shot dead in the Cat Tien National Park with its horn being removed.
Bear cubs rescued in Lai Chau province
On May 10, two bear cubs were rescued in the northern Lai Chau province by Soc Son Rescue Center of Hanoi.
News Brief (E363, 29 April 2010)
Pythons rescued from market in Dong Nai province
On April 28, an ENV volunteer contacted the ENV Wildlife Crime Hotline to report two pythons being sold at a market in Long Khanh town.
New ID guide and film to strengthen enforcement and combat tortoise and freshwater turtle trade in Vietnam
Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) has released a new set of resources intended to strengthen efforts by frontline law enforcement officers to combat illegal trade of tortoises and freshwater turtles.
Link to Turtle ID book
Ha Tinh: Three bear cubs rescued
According to Ha Tinh Forest Protection Department (FPD), the three confiscated Asiatic black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus) were transferred to the Soc Son Rescue Center safely on April 24, 2010.
Two bear cubs rescued in Nghe An
Regarding to the wildlife crime case filed by ENV on April 14, 2010 which involved a car transporting a load of wildlife via Lao-Vietnam border gate, Nghe An FPD said that due to bad health condition, 104 confiscated live turtles were dead.
News Brief (E362, 22 April 2010)
ENV Mobile wildlife awareness team in central provinces
From March 12 to 22, the ENV Mobile Unit conducted activities to encourage the public’s involvement in wildlife protection in Da Nang, Hue and Quang Tri.
Ha Long Bear tourism briefing
Over the past two years, bear tourism in Ha Long City of Quang Ninh province has attracted a lot of publicity.
Mayor of the City of Bern honors member of the National Assembly of Vietnam (April 20, 2010)
The Swiss Embassy in Vietnam in cooperation with Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) organized an Award Presentation Ceremony for Mr. Nguyen Dinh Xuan, a member of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at the Press Club in Hanoi.
News Brief (E361, 16 April 2010)
Ho Chi Minh City: Pig-tailed macaque in safe hands
Following a call to the ENV Wildlife Crime Hotline, on April 13, Provincial FPD confiscated a pig-tailed macaque weighing around 4kg from a resident’s house.
ENV participates in annual UNIS Spring Fair and Green Living Fair
On April 10, ENV participated in the annual UNIS Spring Fair by setting up an information and membership booth to raise awareness about wildlife conservation amongst the public.
News Brief (E360, 9 April 2010)
Bear protection Public Service Announcement released
From March 29, Vietnam’s National TV station aired a new Public Service Announcement on bear protection.
ENV Newsletters: News from frontlines (April 2010)
The latest ENV Newsletter covering ENV activities during the month of March 2010. Feature: "Year of Tiger" - A time to take action for tigers.
News Brief (E359, 2 April 2010)
Survey on wildlife trade and consumption in Da Nang
From 22 to 29 March, ENV staff from the Da Nang office conducted a survey on wildlife trade and consumption in Hai Chau district in Da Nang City with restaurants, souvenir shops and traditional chinese medicine shops as the main focus.
Resident voluntarily hands over macaque
On February 9, a resident from Dong Nai contacted the ENV Wildlife Crime Hotline to report that she wished to transfer a pig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonine) to a national park or nature reserve.
Quang Ninh bear investigation televised
On March 29, a report on was aired on VTV2. The report once more highlighted the issue of bears being kept illegally at farms so that their bile could be sold to foreign tourists and the report also calls up authorities needs to introduce effective methods to bring an end to this illegal activity.
Asian Turtle Crisis Fact Sheet released (April 1, 2010)
ENV has produced a fact sheet to promote understanding and better protection for Vietnam’s tortoises and freshwater turtles, threatened by hunting and trade.
New Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Identification Resource (March 31, 2010)
ENV and our partners from the Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center and the Asian Turtle Program have produced an electronic identification guide for law enforcement officers to the tortoises and freshwater turtles of Vietnam. The resource, updated annually, will be distributed to frontline wildlife protection officers throughout Vietnam.
News Brief (E358, 26 March 2010)
Stuffed tigers confiscated from hotel
On March 14, a foreign tourist emailed ENV’s hotline to report that the Van Long Resort in Ninh Binh province was publicly displaying two stuffed tigers.
ENV Mobile Unit in Hai Phong and Quang Ninh
From March 12 to 22, the ENV Mobile Unit conducted wildlife protection training sessions with new volunteers in Hai Phong and Quang Ninh
News Brief (E357, 22 March 2010)
New “Wanted” poster released by ENV (March 14, 2010)
ENV has released a new poster urging the public to report wildlife crimes to ENV’s National Toll-free Wildlife Crime Hotline.
Tiger Workshop Press Release
Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) urged the Vietnamese public to take action to protect the world’s remaining tigers at a press conference today in Hanoi, releasing the preliminary findings of a twelve-month investigation of the tiger trade in Vietnam by ENV.
Tiger Trade Investigation Findings (March 15, 2010)
A summary of findings from ENV’s 12-month tiger trade investigation in Vietnam.
Chelonian Interpretation Center Opens (March 10, 2010)
Cuc Phuong National Park opened the doors to the region’s first visitor interpretation center focused exclusively on the conservation and protection of tortoises and freshwater turtles.
Visitor Interpretation Center Opening Ceremony in Cuc Phuong National Park
On March 10, Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV), in cooperation with the Asian Turtle Program and Turtle Conservation Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, organized the opening ceremony for the Visitor Interpretation Center.
News Brief (E356, 12 March 2010)
ENV staff training
This week, wildlife enforcement expert, Justin Gosling, provided training to seven members of ENV’s Wildlife Crime Unit on investigation and interview methods in order to strengthen the Unit’s capacity to investigate and track wildlife crime cases more successfully.
News Brief (E355, 05 March 2010)
Environmental Education Course Focuses on Turtles (February 2010)
ENV carried out a weeklong training course for field staff of the Asian Turtle Program in preparation for their carrying out environmental education activities in schools and villages at two priority turtle conservation sites.
ENV Newsletters: News from frontlines (February 2010)
The latest ENV Newsletter covering ENV activities during the month of January 2010. Feature: Recruitment drive bolsters ranks of volunteers protecting wildlife.
News Brief (E354, 26 February 2010)
Red-shanked douc langur rescued
After receiving information about wildlife being kept at a resident’s house, ENV informed authorities and co-operated closely with them to investigate the case.
Bear exhibit at Foreign Trade University and Ha Dong Market
On February 3 & 4, Mobile Awareness Team organized a two-day bear exhibit at Foreign Trade University.
News Brief (E353, 11 February 2010)
Hanoi Wildlife Trade Watch
On January 30, 2010, ENV successfully organized the first in a series of Hanoi Wildlife Trade Watch surveys.
Three gibbons rescued from a kindergarten
On January 30, three yellow-cheeked gibbons (Hylobates gabriellae) at a kindergarten in Vung Tau Province were turned over to Dao Tien Primate Rescue Center at Cat Tien National Park.
News Brief (E352, 5 February 2010)
News Brief (E351, 29 January 2010)
ENV Newsletters: News from frontlines (January 2010)
The latest ENV Newsletter covering ENV activities during the month of December 2009. Feature: Will Quang Ninh close its illegal bear bile businesses?
The Bear in the Bottle (Posted January 25, 2010)
An article that appeared in The Word Hanoi magazine in November 2009 on the wildlife trade in Vietnam and ENV’s efforts to combat consumer wildlife crimes.
News Brief (E350, 22 January 2010)
News Brief (E349, 15 January 2010)
Press Release: Green Forest No.30
Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) has released its 30th issue of the popular student nature magazine, Green Forest, which is distributed widely to school children in rural communities bordering more than 40 parks and protected areas throughout Vietnam.
News Brief (E348, 7 January 2010)
A vocational training centre voluntarily hands over wildlife
On December 25th, Dong Nai Vocational Training Centre (campus I) in Bien Hoa City voluntarily transferred three green peafowls (Pavomuticus) and four yellow -checked gibbons (Hylobates gabriellae) to Cat Tien National Park‘s Rescue Centre.
News Brief (E347, 31 December 09)
News Brief (E346, 24 December 09)
ENV Newsletters: News from frontlines (November 2009)
The latest ENV Newsletter covering ENV activities during the month of November. Feature: Green Grants protect Nature and the Environment.
ENV encourages people to protect bears on dantri.com
Since 15th December, a bear protection banner has been placed on a widely-read website http://dantri.com.vn/ in the Education section.
ENV Mobile Unit in Hue City
Since the 15th of December, the ENV Mobile Unit has been carrying out wildlife protection activities at universities in Hue City.
News Brief (E345, 18 December 09)
News Brief (E344, 11 December 09)
News Brief (E343, 4 December 09)
Identification Sheets for Southeast Asian Wildlife in Trade (Posted November 23, 2009)
An excellent resource produced by TRAFFIC to assist with identification of common trade species in Southeast Asia.
Marine turtle identification resource (Posted November 22, 2009)
An easy-to-use resource from Seaturtle.org for identification of the world’s eight marine turtle species.
ENV Newsletters: News from frontlines (Posted November 18, 2009)
The latest ENV Newsletter covering ENV activities during the month of October. Featured event: Quang Ninh Environmental Police raid major bear bile tourism operation.
ENV Wildlife Crime Bulletin (November 2009)
ENV’s Wildlife Crime Bulletin provides information, recommendations and analysis of efforts to combat wildlife crime in Vietnam and is distributed to enforcement agencies throughout the country.
Green Grants protect nature and the environment in Vietnam
ENV, in co-ordination with Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV), awarded ‘Green Grants’ to six protected areas in Vietnam. The grants aim to support staff in carrying out environmental education activities in the buffer zones of their national parks or nature reserves.
New Primate Poster Shows the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Posted Nov 6, 2009)
School children scour over the poster looking for illegal activities to report to the local ranger.
Poor Bear Cub (Posted November 6, 2009)
A poem written by a sixth grade student expresses sympathy for the miserable life of bears in captivity.
Two Tigers Seized in Hanoi (October 16, 2009)
On October 16, Hanoi Environmental Police made another important tiger bust, seizing two frozen tigers (129kg total) from a taxi and arresting four suspects.
Another Bear Confiscated (October 16, 2009)
In October, a Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus), was confiscated from a petrol station in the southern province of Hau Giang after many months of efforts by ENV’s Major Crimes Officer
'Bears tortured to meet Asian thirst for bile' (October 3, 2009)
A news article about the bear bile industry in Vietnam and efforts to manage bear farms.
Vietnamese urge Koreans not to travel for bear bile
A news article appeared in the Korean Joong Ang Daily, highlighting the Vietnamese call for Koreans not to travel to bear bile farms in Vietnam and buy bile extracted from moon bears raised in cages. The problem is that many of these Korean travelers are unaware that such activities are illegal in Vietnam.
A sad life for Ha Long bears (September 19, 2009)
An excellent news article on the bear bile tourism industry in Quang Ninh, most of which targets Korean tourists who are encouraged to buy bear bile and products in violation of the law, and then are believed to smuggle the products back home to Korea.
Bears and the cost to humanity (September 10, 2009)
An article written by National Assembly member Nguyen Dinh Xuan urging authorities to put an end to bear farming.
Message aimed at Korean tourists (August 31, 2009)
Over the past year, ENV has uncovered the secret world of Korean Bear Tourism in Ha Long Bay.
ENV staff document bear bile extraction (August 28, 2009)
On Sunday last week, ENV staff infiltrated a bear farm in the Phuc Tho district of Hanoi and documented on film a bear bile extraction as customers watched.
CITES calls on members to restrict development of tiger farms (August 27, 2009)
Will commercial tiger farming become a reality in Vietnam? ENV is working hard to arrest the development of tiger farming in Vietnam.
Pledge to Protect Bears!
Urge your Vietnamese friends and co-workers to visit our website and pledge to protect Vietnam’s bears!
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