Exploring drivers of wild meat consumption and interventions in Vietnam
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Evidence
VALUE £99,998
WHERE Vietnam
Summary
Wild meat consumption remains popular in Vietnam, even during the COVID-19 pandemic and despite law enforcement and communication efforts aimed at reducing consumption of protected species. Using crime script analysis tools and a Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) survey, we aim to understand the scope of wild meat markets including motivations for sale/consumption, perception of health risks, and effective barriers to sale and consumption. Results will be used to develop a preventative crime model, combining
enforcement and behaviour change interventions.
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.
