tailieunhanh - Báo cáo khoa học: "Wildlife Trading in Vietnam: Situation, causes, and solutions"

Tuyển tập báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học của trường đại học nông nghiệp 1 đề tài: Wildlife Trading in Vietnam: Situation, causes, and solutions. | Journal of Science and Development April 2008 99-111 HANOI UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE WILDLIFE TRADING IN VIETNAM SITUATION CAUSES AND SOLUTiONS Nguyen Van Song Faculty of Economics and Rural Development Hanoi University of Agriculture - Vietnam 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 objectives of this study are to assess the extent of wildlife trade in Vietnam to estimate the traders gains in wildlife trade to identify constraints for effective implementation and enforcement of wildlife protection policies to estimate the expenditure for effective implementation of wildlife protection policies and to provide recommendations for effective implementation enforcement and management of wildlife in Vietnam. To gain the above objectives the study used environmental economic marketing methods. The report concluded about the extent of legal and illegal wildlife trade volume revenue profit this study also determined the budget of the goverment assigned for illegal wildlife trading controlling and enforcement. The study also 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. Key words Illegal and legal wildlife trade endangered species. 1. INTRODUCTION Vietnam has a total of 103 threatened and near-threatened species. Under the Birdlife International Global Conservation Priority Vietnam ranks 10th in the world with respect to importance of endangered species. It has more .