Enabling collaborative crime prevention targeting IWT of Vietnam’s unique biodiversity
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £420,966
WHERE Vietnam
Summary
Pu Mat National Park (PMNP) is Vietnam’s highest priority site for conservation of species suffering tradedriven global declines and threatened species endemic to the Annamites. We will reduce illegal wildlife trade (IWT) in two intensive protection zones through novel application of wildlife crime prevention including community guardianship and ethical, authentic engagement of women and youth. We will advance knowledge and evidence impacts of crime prevention for IWT, sharing learning and resources to advance evidence-based wildlife crime prevention across Vietnam.
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.
