The Siamese rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis) and Vietnamese rosewood (D. oliveri) are among the most threatened trees in Vietnam. Illegal logging and trade in timber of these two species to supply the high-end furniture market are ongoing even though they are…
Illicit exploitation of forest resources is a challenge for forest protection and biodiversity conservation efforts in Vietnam. Illegal logging, specifically of precious timbers, has been being a huge pressure on protected areas where is the last home for endangered fauna…
Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD) is implementing a program to support protection and restoration efforts of wild endangered species. CCD priorities the strengthening of research, monitoring and law enforcement to effectively prevent illegal hunting, exploitation and trade of…
Rosewood species (Dalbergia spp.) are high economic value and have been the most illegal logging and trading in Vietnam and Indochina region. As a result, many wild populations of rosewood species have been depleted in majorities of localities in Vietnam; few populations…
Vietnam’s wildlife has undergone a long period of over exploitation. As a result, populations of many species have been seriously declined and some of them such as Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) and Kouprey (Bos sauveli) were extinct. Sharing similar situation, many of the country’s…
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