CONSERVING THREATENED SPECIES IN HANOI CITY
On September 16, 2024, Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD) launched the project “Conserving Threatened Species in Hanoi city.” The project will support improving the effectiveness of forest and wildlife protection in the city. This is one of the first two projects in the field of wildlife trafficking prevention to be directly funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for Vietnamese science and technology organizations.
Picture 1: Ms. Debra Mosel, Deputy Director of USAID Vietnam, shared USAID’s vision for conservation in Vietnam, emphasizing the importance of collaborating with actively engaged Vietnamese science and technology organizations.
Picture 2: Overview of the launching ceremony
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The project aims to conserve 100% of the newly discovered population of delacour’s langurs (Trachypithecus delacouri) in the Huong Son forest, reduce wildlife crimes in Hanoi’s forests by 80%; improve the management of 3,600 hectares of natural limestone forest in My Duc district. In addition, the project will standardize the procedures for rescuing, rehabilitating, re-releasing, and post-release monitoring of wildlife and share these practices with at least 10 other rescue centers. Raising awareness of the public, especially the student is one of the key objectives in the project, for at least 300 students is targeted to adopt correct attitudes and behaviors toward wildlife conservation, along with minimum of 500,000 people are disseminated the message of nature and wildlife protection via campaigns on VOV and at the Huong Pagoda festival.
Picture 3: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Ngoc Linh, Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA), shared about the efforts of grant recipients in conservation work in Vietnam and, on behalf of the organizations, expressed gratitude to the grant provider, USAID
Picture 4: Dr. Nguyen Manh Ha – CCD’s Director shares the project: “Conserving Threatened Species in Hanoi city”
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To achieve these outcomes, within the framework of the project, CCD will collaborate with local government, communities, and schools to ensure the survival and recovery of endangered wildlife species and to sustain and conserve critical habitats in Hanoi. This will be done through strengthening the capacity of management and law enforcement agencies to combat illegal wildlife trade, improving procedures for wildlife release and post-release monitoring, raising public awareness to reduce the consumption of wildlife products, and working with secondary schools to raise students’ awareness about taking positive actions for wildlife and nature.