Education for Nature Vietnam
Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) was established in 2000 as Vietnam's first local non-governmental organization to focus on conservation of nature and the environment.
ENV's young and passionate team is committed to working in innovative ways to educate the people of Vietnam about environmental problems, ranging from protecting wildlife to climate change and empowering them to become part of the solution.
Latest News...
Bear farm tourism casts shadow over Ha Long Bay (June 12, 2009)
A transcript of a news segment that ran on VTV last week on tourism at bear farms in Quang Ninh province. Bear farm owners are encouraging Asian tourists to break the law by consuming and purchasing bear products which are then potentially smuggled out of the country in violation of CITES. This new form of “bear bile tourism” is happening just a few kilometers down the road from Vietnam’s premier Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site.
Press Release: Go Green Training Focuses on Environmental Education at Protected Areas (June 2, 2009)
ENV carried out its fourth “Go Green” training course for staff from protected areas in May. Participants who attended the ten-day course, are eligible for “Green Grants” that will enable them to carry out environmental education projects that they designed during the course. The training is part of a program administered by ENV in partnership with Toyota Motor Vietnam.
Press Release: The tiger, king of the jungle, featured in Green Forest (March 24, 2009)
The latest issue of Green Forest features Vietnam’s tigers. Also featured in this latest issue are mangrove forests, pesticides, and Kon Ka Kinh National Park. There are also lots of other great inputs from student readers and of course, our regular Ranger Bear in action.
Press Release: Regional NGOs unite against wildlife crime (March 10, 2009)
Asian nationals working to combat wildlife crime from NGOs in nine countries met last week in Hanoi to devise ways that NGOs can assist their governments in tackling trans-border wildlife crime. The meeting, hosted by ENV, was the first such meeting in the region, and is intended to support further development and strengthening of the ASEAN Wildlife Crime Network (ASEAN WEN).
Police to Act on Smuggling of Bears into Vietnam (Posted February 2, 2009)
A brief summary on the growing role of Environmental Police in efforts to combat smuggling of bears into Vietnam
