Country Snapshot - Vietnam

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TCL - Tiger Conservation Landscapes

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Status of National Tiger Action Plan

Available: Yes

Approval date: 2005

Approval authority: Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Government of Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Revision expected: Yes

Key Tiger-Related Statistics

Estimated number of tigers: less then 100 *
* Estimated number of ADULT tigers, source: 2009 IUCN Red List http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15955/0

Subspecies: Indochinese Tiger

Number of Tiger Conservation Landscapes (TCLs) identified: 7

Area of TCL: 36,752 km²

Area of TCL under protection: 5,143 km²

*This estimate is for the Indochinese subspecies occurring in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam , but the exact number in Vietnam remains unverified.

Priority Issues and Actions
(from Existing National Tiger Action Plan and/
or Other Sources)

Improvement in wildlife crime control
Amelioration of human-wildlife conflicts
Framework for tiger monitoring
Improvement in Protected Area management, infrastructure and equipment
Trans-boundary cooperation with Laos and Cambodia
Averting threats from development infrastructure
Public awareness on tiger trade ban

Key National Stakeholders

Main Government Agencies: Nature Conservation Division, Forest Protection Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Main Non-governmental Groups: Education for Nature-Vietnam, World Wildlife Fund

Country Membership

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES): Yes

Global Tiger Forum: Yes

Opportunities for Early Action

Capacity-building for detection of trade and trafficking
Developing framework for tiger monitoring
Improvement in Protected Area management, infrastructure and equipment
Public awareness programs on tiger trade ban