B EYOND EYOND FTA FTA S M ECHANISM ECHANISM OF OF CHANGE CHANGE to combat wildlife trade in Vietnam Dzung Nguyen Education for Nature – Vietnam
- Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment hosted a technical workshop in September, drafted a report about related legislation review and the impacts of FTAs on VN laws and legislations - European Union Delegation to Vietnam hasn't implemented wildlife provisions yet but currently focus on labor issues - The survey found 64.1% of respondents have had knowledge of the Vietnam- EU FTA (3,500 processing and manufacturing enterprises surveyed)
G REAT TOOL … IF IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVELY Chapter 15 of EVFTA is a good tool to advance the conservation and sustainable management of natural resources including addressing illegal trade in wildlife "(d) Adopt and implement appropriate effective measures, which are consistent with its commitments under international treaties to which it is a Party, leading to a reduction of illegal trade in wildlife, such as awareness raising campaigns, monitoring and enforcement measures."
ENV’ S M ECHANISM OF CHANGE STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT WILDLIFE DEMAND REDUCTION & ENCOURAGE ACTIONS STRENGTHENING LEGISLATION Strategy to combat wildlife crime in Vietnam
W ILDLIFE TRADE OVERVIEW National Wildlife Crime Statistics Number of violations documented by ENV Wildlife Crime Unit by classification of crime in January – September 2016 Crime Classification Number of Crimes Advertising, Selling 1,436 Trade Operation and 243 Smuggling 10,273 Possession 406 cases so far Hunting and other 33 Totals 2,098
3 Oct: 309 kg of ivory 6 Oct: around 400 kg of ivory 6 Oct 2016: 2,052 kg of ivory
P ANGOLIN T RADE
TIGER TRADE
M AJOR OBSTACLES The new Criminal Code will permit law enforcement to Enforcement work: progressing but impose criminal penalties for offenses not supported by effective that were previously prosecutions and punishment upon considered lesser convictions that would deter further crimes. criminal activity. - Corruption: tax trade - “Wildlife crime is not a serious form Prime Minister’s of crime“ perception Directive No. 28/CT-TTg: - Psychological obstacle: not just act adopt a series as “traffic police” of measures against wildlife trafficking
How we can pursue a woman selling a trophy marine turtles, if a kingpin can kill thousands and never be held accountable?
L EGISLATION OBSTACL E Crocodile farming, a success story? Contradictory government policies have sought to encourage farming and the commercial trade of wildlife while trying to protect those very same species in nature.
A LLOWING CRIMINAL TO KEEP TIGERS FOR “ CONSERVATION PURPOSES ”?! Earlier 2016: Pham Van Tuan’s wife and legal representative of Bach Ngoc Lam Co. Ltd) permitted to keep 15 tigers for “conservation purposes” Mid 2016: Vietnam CITES Management Authority issued permits to the Bach We ask EU Ngoc Lam Co., Ltd. to import states don’t nine tigers from Europe. send tigers to privates farms Tuan is twice-convicted tiger trafficker in Vietnam with known ties to organized criminal networks
CSR PARTNERSHIP
CSR AT A G LANCE - Public Awareness: No longer a brand-new concept though still limited CSR awareness amongst enterprises and society - Economic challenge: Lack of financial resources and techniques to ensure CSR (especially with SMEs) - Legal framework: No incentive frameworks for good CSR practice On August 28th 2015, cosmetics joined medicinal and supplemental food products on the list of health products in which endangered species products are banned from use as an ingredient.
O PPORTUNITIES AND E XPECTATIONS 2016: Revising Law on Forestry and Management: the “foundation” law provides the basis for nearly all decrees and regulations in relation to wildlife and habitat protection. 2017: New Criminal Code comes into effect EVFTA: - focus on enforcement of national wildlife laws - focus on enforcement and implementation of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) like the CITES. (tiger farming, etc) - establish cooperative programs in combating wildlife crime - promote CSR practices and civil societies involvement
Thank you! N GUYEN P HUONG D UNG E DUCATION FOR NATURE – V IETNAM W EBSITE : WWW . ENVIETNAM . ORG T OLL F REE W ILDLIFE P ROTECTION H OTLINE : 18001522
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