VIETNAM REPORTVIETNAM REPORTVIETNAM REPORTVIETNAM REPORT

WASHINGTON, 21 April 2010

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

The Indochinese tiger The Indochinese tiger ((Panthera tigris Panthera tigris corbetiicorbetii) is the only ) is the only subspecies of tiger subspecies of tiger naturally distributed in naturally distributed in VietnamVietnam

Indochinese Tiger distribution map in Vietnam (FPD 2007)

How can Political Will for Tx2 be best enhanced in How can Political Will for Tx2 be best enhanced in your TRC?:your TRC?:

* * Government will support in theory.Government will support in theory.

1. 1. Getting Prime Minister to Summit:Getting Prime Minister to Summit:

- MoNRE to send report to PM office- MoNRE to send report to PM office

- Need Invitation from Russian PM- Need Invitation from Russian PM

- Need other Heads of Government to go- Need other Heads of Government to go

2. Getting support for Vietnam’s pledges2. Getting support for Vietnam’s pledges

- Discuss through “Steering Committee - Discuss through “Steering Committee for Biodiversity Conservation”for Biodiversity Conservation”

- One-to-one Meetings with key - One-to-one Meetings with key MinistersMinisters

How can GTSRP be improved?How can GTSRP be improved? How can GTSRP be improved?How can GTSRP be improved? Good practice:Good practice: Vietnam has good policies on:Vietnam has good policies on:

- PES- PES

- Benefit sharing mechanism - Benefit sharing mechanism

- EIA and SEA- EIA and SEA Providing clear legal framework for Providing clear legal framework for

sustainable financing mechanismsustainable financing mechanism 5 indicators based on turning points:5 indicators based on turning points:

a. Number of Tigera. Number of Tiger

b. Patrol effort in No-go zonesb. Patrol effort in No-go zones

c. Number of inter-ministerial taskforce c. Number of inter-ministerial taskforce investigation conducted.investigation conducted.

e. Captive tiger monitoring: facilities, e. Captive tiger monitoring: facilities, births/deaths, pure-bred Indochinese, births/deaths, pure-bred Indochinese, hybrids/other subspecieshybrids/other subspecies

f. Annual attitude survey. f. Annual attitude survey.

1 Reducing illegal wildlife trade through law enforcement and demand reduction.

2. Protecting 5 “Tiger Sanctuaries” in Vietnam through law enforcement

3. Making 5 “Tiger Sanctuaries” inviolate to infrastructure and mining

What three key Good Practices need to be What three key Good Practices need to be scaled up or other actions you need to take, scaled up or other actions you need to take,

in order to achieve Tx2in order to achieve Tx2

What three key Good Practices need to be What three key Good Practices need to be scaled up or other actions you need to take, scaled up or other actions you need to take,

in order to achieve Tx2in order to achieve Tx2

HOW SHOULD NASP BE PREPARED? HOW SHOULD NASP BE PREPARED?

A) on your own;A) on your own;B) Send draft for review;B) Send draft for review;C) C) Invite technical team for national Invite technical team for national

consultationconsultation