Wildlife trading in Vietnam : why it flourishes
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2003
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EEPSEA, IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Singapore, SG
Abstract
This report provides data on the logistics, scope and economics of the illegal trade in wildlife in Vietnam. It analyses the main reasons for the rapid growth in this trade and highlights key failures in the country’s attempts to control it. The report recommends that the government should strengthen the capacity of the agencies responsible for fighting the trade and raise their budgets. It also highlights the need to use education to encourage Vietnamese people to stop consuming illegal wildlife products. The report concludes that, given the scale of the problem, a high level of commitment at all levels of government will be needed to significantly affect the illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam.
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ANIMAL PROTECTION, WILD ANIMALS, NATURE CONSERVATION, WILD ANIMAL TRADE, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, VIET NAM