The Vietnamese Government is willing to enhance cooperation withSouth Africa and other countries in biodiversity conservation bothbilaterally and multilaterally, said Vietnamese Ambassador to theAfrican nation Le Huy Hoang.
He made the remarkwhile joining a Vietnamese inter-sectoral delegation at a workingsession in Pretoria on May 20 with the South African Department ofEnvironmental Affairs and relevant agencies to review their partnershipin the field.
Do Quang Tung, Director of the VietnamManagement Authority for the Convention on International Trade inEndangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), highlightedVietnam’s efforts in coordinating with other countries in preventingwildlife trade, including issuing new regulations, amending laws, andlaunching campaigns to raise public awareness.
Hecited a recent survey that after a year-long communication campaign, thenumber of people believing in the so-called “miraculous” medical powerof rhino horns nosedived 60 percent while the rhino horn buyer numberplummeted by 77 percent.
Skumsa Mancotywa, ActingDirector of the South African department’s Biodiversity and PreservationBranch, spoke highly of the efficiency of the two countries’multifaceted cooperation, including in biodiversity conservation onwhich the Governments signed a memorandum of understanding and an actionplan.
South Africa valued Vietnam’s seriousimplementation of related laws and communication activities, she said,adding that her country welcomes Vietnam’s hosting of the InternationalConference on Illegal Wildlife Trade in late 2016.
The official also invited the Southeast Asian nation to send adelegation to the World Youth Rhino Summit slated for late June in SouthAfrica.
At the working session, the two sidesdiscussed measures to ensure conservation in the course of developmentalong with ways to bolster cooperation.
The Vietnamese side handed over 14 samples of seized rhino horns to local agencies for DNA analysis.
Before arriving in South Africa, the delegation also made workingtrips to Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique to share experience andstrengthen collaboration in the sphere.-VNA
He made the remarkwhile joining a Vietnamese inter-sectoral delegation at a workingsession in Pretoria on May 20 with the South African Department ofEnvironmental Affairs and relevant agencies to review their partnershipin the field.
Do Quang Tung, Director of the VietnamManagement Authority for the Convention on International Trade inEndangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), highlightedVietnam’s efforts in coordinating with other countries in preventingwildlife trade, including issuing new regulations, amending laws, andlaunching campaigns to raise public awareness.
Hecited a recent survey that after a year-long communication campaign, thenumber of people believing in the so-called “miraculous” medical powerof rhino horns nosedived 60 percent while the rhino horn buyer numberplummeted by 77 percent.
Skumsa Mancotywa, ActingDirector of the South African department’s Biodiversity and PreservationBranch, spoke highly of the efficiency of the two countries’multifaceted cooperation, including in biodiversity conservation onwhich the Governments signed a memorandum of understanding and an actionplan.
South Africa valued Vietnam’s seriousimplementation of related laws and communication activities, she said,adding that her country welcomes Vietnam’s hosting of the InternationalConference on Illegal Wildlife Trade in late 2016.
The official also invited the Southeast Asian nation to send adelegation to the World Youth Rhino Summit slated for late June in SouthAfrica.
At the working session, the two sidesdiscussed measures to ensure conservation in the course of developmentalong with ways to bolster cooperation.
The Vietnamese side handed over 14 samples of seized rhino horns to local agencies for DNA analysis.
Before arriving in South Africa, the delegation also made workingtrips to Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique to share experience andstrengthen collaboration in the sphere.-VNA
