The red-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) and the grey-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix cinerea) are among Southeast Asia’s most threatened primate species, found primarily in forest ecosystems along the Annamite Range and extending into Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Chu Mom Ray National…
Over the years, the Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD) has implemented numerous projects to conserve rare and precious wildlife species in Hanoi. Among these, communication activities aimed at raising public awareness about reducing wildlife product consumption and protecting…
Recently, Jack Tordoff, Managing Director of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), visited the Huong Son Special-use Forest in Hanoi, where Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD), in collaboration with its partners, is implementing a Community-based Monitoring Project for…
In early December 2025, the Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD) accompanied lecturers and students from the College of Alice & Peter Tan – CAPT (National University of Singapore) to study the sustainability of community-based tourism models in Pung…
On December 9, 2025, the Management Board of the Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve (BR) collaborated with the Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD) to organize a 10-year review workshop. The purpose was to prepare the Second 10-Year Periodic…
Thai Thuy Wetland Nature Reserve, covering 6,560 hectares, was established in 2019 to conserve the biodiversity values of the coastal wetlands of the Red River Delta. With a mosaic of mangrove forests, tidal flats, and near-shore estuarine waters, the reserve…
In late October, Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD) and the Community-Based Monitoring Team for Delacour’s Langur in Kim Bang Forest (Community Team) supported the Ninh Binh Sub-Department of Forestry – Forest Protection, and the Forest Protection Unit of…
UPDATING THE DONG NAI FLORA CHECKLIST: SAFEGUARDING FORESTS, BIODIVERSITY VALUES, AND WATER SECURITY
In 2025–2026, the Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD) and the Dong Nai Culture–Nature Reserve will survey and update the flora checklist, focusing on the distribution of rare and valuable timber species. Using seasonal surveys, transects/standard plots, and a…
Cát Tiên National Park (Đồng Nai Province) is one of the most biologically valuable areas in Southeastern Vietnam. Cát Tiên harbors many amphibian species—a group highly sensitive to environmental change and a strong ecological indicator of ecosystem health. In 2024,…
As part of the biodiversity survey activities at Ea So Nature Reserve, and part of the CCD’s UNGULATE CONSERVATION PROGRAM, our community-based FOREST PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY MONITORING team and experts from the Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD) and…