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ANNUAL REVIEW FY 2018-2019
CONTENTS
HANOI
WWF’s MISSION 3
MESSAGE FROM OUR COUNTRY DIRECTOR
NGHE AN
4 HA TINH
QUANG BINH
NEW DEAL FOR NATURE AND PEOPLE 5 QUANG TRI
THUA THIEN HUE
DA NANG
PROGRAMMES
QUANG NAM
9 WWF-Viet Nam’s Headquarters &
Field offices
WWF-Viet Nam’s working areas in 2019
BINH DINH
FUNDRAISING AND PARTNERSHIP
*This map intends to present GIA LAI
the working areas and offices of WWF-Vietnam,
28 and does not represent the entire area of Vietnam.
PHU YEN
DAK LAK
PANDA PORTALS
KHANH HOA
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NINH THUAN
LAM DONG
DONG NAI
DONG THAP
LONG AN
BA RIA-VUNG TAU
THANK YOU
AN GIANG HO CHI MINH
PHU QUOC BEN TRE
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CAN THO
KIEN GIANG
SOC TRANG
BAC LIEU
CA MAU
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WWF’s MISSION
© WWF-Viet Nam / Thanh The Vinh
Viet Nam is one of the most biologically diverse areas on the planet, supporting the livelihoods and well-being of millions of
people in mainland South East Asia. Home to 16% of the world’s flora and fauna species, Viet Nam has an equally diverse
landscape of mountain ranges, tropical rainforests, mangroves, dry forests, coasts, oceans, rivers and lakes. Its landscapes
have been identified as belonging to part of the 200 Global ecoregions - the world’s most biologically important areas to
conserve for future generations. However, many species are threatened or endangered due to habitat loss, poorly planned
infrastructure, climate change, unsustainable farming methods and poaching.
In 1985, WWF began working on a national conservation strategy and since then, has worked closely with the Vietnamese
Government and local partners on a diverse range of conservation issues, implementing numerous field and research activities,
working to stop the degradation of Viet Nam’s natural environment and wildlife populations, boosting community livelihood and
engagement, to achieve sustainable development goals and secure a future for nature and people.
The Annual Report is a selection of highlights of this year’s past major achievements and successes, all of which could not be
completed without the notable contributions from our gracious network of partners and supporters.
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MESSAGE FROM OUR COUNTRY DIRECTOR
This past year we saw immense action, growth and commitment to the conservation of nature in Viet Nam. Securing
the Prime Minister’s public support for the New Deal for Nature and People, in addition to a long term collaboration
with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, demonstrates the Vietnamese government’s response
and willingness to integrate nature based solutions into the sustainable development goals of the country. Plastic
waste management and disposal has been cast to the forefront of the conservation agenda in ridding our coasts,
oceans, rivers and cities from this human induced pestilence to which the government, businesses and the public
have been quite receptive as we continue our nationwide campaign. Our sustainable forest management model was
officially recognized by the Deputy Prime Minister and first ever camera trap surveys and prey base assessments
were conducted as part of our biodiversity monitoring efforts to rewild a unique transboundary Central Annamites
landscape. Numerous businesses joined the newly founded Viet Nam Coalition for Climate Action and the Business
for Nature Coalition, seeking nature based business solutions, envisioning sustainable business approaches for
long term success.
As the country becomes increasingly positioned in a unique opportunity to redefine its relationship with nature, Viet
Nam is showing its leadership and investment in working toward sustainable development goals both in country and
in the region. We’re all intertwined with nature, which can be to our benefit, or to our detriment, depending on how
this relationship is managed. Working with communities on conservation management generates fresh hope and
the drive to continue reconnecting this fragmented ecosystem; to bring back the wild spirits of these ecosystems
to a world that knows no boundaries, where humans can live sustainably alongside nature. We are at a profound © Luong Viet Hung / WWF-Viet Nam
moment in history to redefine and reimagine our own success and futures, to realize a New Deal for Nature and Dr. Van Ngoc Thinh, Country Director, WWF-Viet Nam
People, in favor of a more sustainable livelihood for all. We look forward to the collaboration, innovation and
boundless spirit of conservation to continue building a green circular economy into our world, for nature, for us, and
for our future.
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NEW DEAL FOR NATURE & PEOPLE
© MONRE
PUBLIC DECLARATION OF SUPPORT
FROM VIET NAM PRIME MINISTER
Viet Nam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc
joined a multitude of global leaders to voice his
support for an emergency declaration for a New
Deal for Nature and People at a side event called
Leaders for Nature and People, organised by
WWF and partners as a part of 2019 UNGA in
New York.
This is the first time ever, WWF-Viet Nam reached
this highest level of support.
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NEW DEAL FOR NATURE & PEOPLE
STRONG SUPPORT FROM
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
© WWF-Viet Nam
In August, the Permanent Deputy Prime
Minister, Truong Hoa Binh visited a WWF-
supported project on sustainable forest
plantations in Thua Thien Hue province.
After learning about the model, he asked the
Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development
to explore further and replicate the model
nationwide.
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NEW DEAL FOR NATURE & PEOPLE
OUR PLANET, OUR BUSINESS
The Our Planet, Our Business screenings in
Viet Nam garnered interest from 350+ corporate
representatives in two major cities, the largest
number to attend a WWF hosted screening
worldwide, with numerous businesses engaging
in the Business for Nature Coalition.
The event appeared on the VTV1 News
Programme – the most watched national TV
channel in VN; also on nationwide covered TV
such as VTV6, the People’s TV.
© Nguyen Phuong Ha / WWF-Viet Nam
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PA R T N E R S H IP WIT H MINISTRY O F N ATU RAL RE S O U RCE S AND EN VIR ON MEN T
A 5-year MOU between WWF-Viet Nam and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) was signed, showing a
strong cooperation for the realization of a New Deal for Nature and People.
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PROGRAMMES
FOREST
WILDLIFE
OCEANS
FRESHWATER
FOOD
CLIMATE & ENERGY
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
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FOREST
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
ON INFLUENCING POLICY
REVIEWED AND ESTABLISHED
IN THE SECTOR:
• Biodiversity monitoring results of WWF has
influenced the issuance of new policies
on forest protection and enforcement with
associated budget allocation for forest patrolling
and enforcement in the area.
• Capacity building for 105 rangers
managing more than 500,000 ha of forest
land of Protected Areas, Watershed Forest
Management Boards and Provincial/District
Forest rangers in Thua Thien Hue and Quang
Nam.
• The five year sustainable forest management
plan toward FSC certification of the Nam
Dong Watershed Protection Forest was updated
for 2019-2023.
10FOREST
FOREST
© Denise Stilley / WWF-Viet Nam
• Dissemination of the guideline manual on
the ‘Legal Sustainable Forestry Cooperative
establishment from FSC Smallholder Groups’
developed by Thua Thien Hue-FOSDA.
• Support in renewing a ten year sustainable
forest management plan for watershed
protection, as well as 50 forest management
communities in managing 16,000 hectares
of natural forest in central Viet Nam.
• Continue to support FSC certification of a
total of 23,478 ha of FSC plantation.
• Improved the quality and biodiversity of
plantation forest and its buffer-zones by
enriching about 32,000 native species
within the FSC plantation forest.
11FOREST
FOREST
12WILDLIFE
• Completed a systematic camera trap survey of six key protected areas in
the Central Annamites Landscape, resulting in numerous images of species
including endangered ones.
• Supported the development of ten year plans for biodiversity monitoring of
Key Species in the Central Annamites Landscape.
• Conducted a reclassification of Bac Hai Van Watershed Protection Forest
to Protected Areas/Special-Use Forest (SUF) as requested by the Thua Thien
Hue government.
© USAID GA project & WWF-Viet Nam
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© Denise Stilley / WWF-Viet NamWILDLIFE
© Dionne Slagter / Animals Asia Foundation
• Secured an agreement of the first ever co
patrols between Yok Don National Park and the
Vietnamese Border Army along the Cambodia
border, to improve protection and reduce
illegal transboundary trade; resulting in 42
patrols covering 3,918km2.
• For the first time ever, a tiger prey-base
assessment was conducted in over 2000km
of Yok Don National Park, to support the
proposed reintroduction of tigers into the
Eastern Plains Landscape, the results of which
are being analysed by scientists from India.
• WWF-Viet Nam, Yok Don National Park and Dak
Lak Elephant Conservation Center conducted
the first ever DNA analysis on Vietnam’s
largest remaining population of Asian
elephants.
• Wild elephant conservation has expanded to
Nghe An province, the province with the second
largest wild elephant population, resulting in
an urgent action plan for Nghe An elephant
conservation between 2021-2025.
14WILDLIFE
WWF SUPPORTED THE
DAK LAK FOREST PROTECTION
DEPARTMENT (FPD) TO ADDRESS
THE ILLEGAL TRADE IN WILD RESULTS:
ANIMALS IN DAK LAK PROVINCE • Dak Lak province has recognized that the
illegal trade in wildlife, especially in ivory is
CONDUCTING: rampant and needs to be addressed;
• Bush meat, wild animal farming and
• A communication campaign in Buon Ma Thuot involvement of the border army in combating
city, where two billboards on illegal trade in the wildlife trade are now priorities by the
ivory and rhino horn were installed to warn province for further research and solutions.
people in Dak Lak province of the penalties
associated with possession, transport and trade
under the newly revised Penal Code of Viet
Nam.
• A training on illegal wildlife trade control and
CITES implementation for fifty enforcement
officers from provincial rangers, police,
customs and border army.
• The first ever market survey in all trade hot
spots by the provincial FPD;
• The biggest enforcement raid to-date,
covering eight districts in the province.
15WILDLIFE
16OCEANS
The first ever research on knowledge – attitude –
practice on plastic consumption and discharge in
Viet Nam was conducted. Based on the results,
a communications campaign called, “The True
• Development of a strategic action plan for plastic
Cost of Plastic” was rolled out, generating a lot
waste management on Phu Quoc island till 2025
of media buy-in and was shared widely on social
media.
• 2020 resorts & hotels committed to reduce plastic
waste with a clear action plan supported by WWF
Best results from working with numerous
players on Phu Quoc island to reduce plastic
• Plastic waste reduction education for hundreds of
waste:
kids in Phu Quoc & Hanoi schools
• All government offices stopped using single
• Development of plastic waste reduction education
use plastic water bottles
plans for five schools in Hanoi
• Every first Saturday of the month is
Environment Day of the island when people do
clean up activities
17OCEANS
18FRESHWATER
• Engaged the Viet Nam Textile and Apparel
Association (VITAS) to green the sector in
Viet Nam.
• Secured a chapter of sustainability in the
National Textile and Garment strategy
2020 – 2030, developed by the Ministry of
Industry and Trade.
• Surveyed textile and garment factories
on their water and energy management
practices, of which 13 garment and 3 textile
factories were selected for water and
energy auditing to improve environmental
protection and water and energy
performance.
© Thomas Cristofoletti / WWF-US
19FRESHWATER
IN TRAM CHIM NP (TCNP) AND QUANG NAM PROVINCE IN CENTRAL VIET NAM:
• Environmental education: 15,500 students and teachers in Tram Chim areas.
• 5 water filtration storage stations: access to potable water for 1,000 habitants
• 19 tourist boats in TCNP installed noise reduction technology.
• Better Management Practice in aquaculture and agriculture production applied by communities in Quang Nam & TCNP
20FRESHWATER
21FOOD
WWF CONTINUED TO EXERT ITS INFLUENCE
IN THE AQUACULTURE SECTOR, PUSHING FOR
ADDITIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OUTCOMES:
• Provided direct support for shrimp ASC
certification to an area of 3,390 ha and
production of 30,542 megatonnes with two
new smallholder groups becoming ASC
certified.
• First ever use of a traceability application,
which monitors the impacts of sustainable
aquaculture, has been applied by ten small-
scale farmers.
• Capacity building and support for Civil
Society Organizations to advocate for
sutstainable aquaculture and empowerment
of communities, including youth and women,
in resource management.
RESULTS:
• Developed a policy advocacy strategy plan
for sustainable shrimp aquaculture in Viet
Nam through the application of WWF’s level of
engagement and commitment tools .
22FOOD
23CLIMATE & ENERGY
• Proud to be co-founder of the Viet Nam
Alliance for Climate Action (VCCA)
Formation, strengthening CSOs coalitions
to advocate for sustainable energy and
responding to climate change.
• Successfully extended the One Planet City
Challenge program to 02 new targeted
cities with 45% and 25% carbon emission
reduction respectively.
• The Department of Climate Change (DCC)
of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the
Environment signed a second MOU with the
Climate Change Working Group for the
period from 2019-2023.
• For the first time ever, WWF-Viet Nam became
the co-organiser with DCC to host the first
national consultation workshop for National
Action Plan in Vietnam to get official inputs
from other Ministries and provinces.
24CLIMATE & ENERGY
© WWF-Viet Nam / Duong Quoc Binh
© WWF-Viet Nam / Le Huyen Dong © WWF
For the first time, WWF-Viet Nam signed a 5-year MOU (2019 – 2024) with the Viet Nam
Business Council for Sustainable Dev-VCCI to collaborate on the implementation
of the Climate & Energy Program, which aims to transform the private sector toward
Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience, and drive business awareness, action and
support for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
25CLIMATE & ENERGY
26SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
Sustainable Finance Viet Nam works with the banking sector and key
financial stakeholders to promote sustainable finance practices as
Financial Institutions are particularly exposed to both the risks and
opportunities in the transition to a low carbon future, and are uniquely
positioned to steer the direction of the global economy.
Successfully worked with the Viet Nam Banking
Association and International Finance Corporation to
organise a training for 40 bankers on Environmental
& Social Impact Assessment for credit granting to
aquaculture projects for the banking sector.
27FUNDRAISING & PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME
• Fundraising has been quite successful with annual income increasing from US $4.2
million to US $7.7 million
• New partnerships: WWF National Offices (WWF-Norway, WWF-Singapore, WWF-
Austria, WWF-Hong Kong); Bilateral donors (SDC, IKI); Global partnerships via NOs
(Moore Foundation, HSBC, H&M, Tommy & Hilfiger)
• Continue to receive strong support from WWF National Offices (WWF-Germany,
WWF-Denmark, WWF-Sweden, WWF-Switzerland, WWF-US, etc.) and bilateral donors
(BMUB/KfW, SIDA, DANIDA, USAID)
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAMME
• Fundraised in FY19: US $628,603
• New partnerships: Prudential, ACB, Samsung, and Grab.
• Continue to receive strong support from: Tetra Pak, HSBC, Avery Dennison, and SOPEX Viet Nam.
28PANDA PORTALS
HERO AT GROUND ZERO OF PLASTIC WASTE
WHAT DOES ELEPHANT POO TELL YOU?
WWF-VIET NAM OFFICE GOES SOLAR
29HERO AT GROUND ZERO OF PLASTIC WASTE
Nguyen Thi My Quynh is a petite girl from Hue. She studied and worked on
waste management for four years before joining WWF-Viet Nam in May 2019
to work on two projects: Phu Quoc - Towards a Plastic Waste-Free Island, and
Mitigating Marine Plastic Litter on Phu Quoc Island.
The day Quynh arrived in Phu Quoc on her mission, the island was entering its
rainy season and constant torrential rains flooded the main roads. In addition,
Phu Quoc, as one of Viet Nam’s most loved ecotourism destinations, was facing
a serious pollution problem due to excessive plastic waste disposal, posing a
serious threat to tourism, the main income for many on the island, and its rare
and precious wildlife. At the time, few Phu Quoc residents were interested in
reducing plastic waste. The government addressed their own priorities and
difficulties. To a girl working far away from home, it meant many challenges.
Challenges, to Quynh, also meant inspiration. “I believe that in the next 5 years, © Denise Stilley / WWF-Viet Nam
the situation in Phu Quoc will improve by 50%,” Quynh said determinedly.
Step by step, not only has she adapted to the island’s unpredictable weather,
grown accustomed to the distinctive stench of large exposed dumpsites, and
overcome differences in dialects meeting with local people, but Quynh and her
team have notably made significant changes on the island.
Quynh has led her team to work with businesses and street vendors to change
their practices; advocate the government to issue regulations and policy; work
with local communities to improve waste collection; and with local teachers
to plant the seed of behavior changes in young kids. All is toward the effort
of making Phu Quoc an island free of plastic pollution. Presently, 20 large
businesses in tourism and 20 small local businesses have committed to
reducing plastic waste. All local authority offices stopped serving plastic bottles
during meetings and receptions. In November 2019, Phu Quoc became the first WWF - Viet Nam
island district of Viet Nam to participate in WWF’s Plastic Smart Cities Initiative.
Now, Quynh has been promoted to become the Project Manager of the Plastic
Marine Protected Areas, through which she will continue her dream to make our
sea clean and free of plastic pollution.
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© WWF-Viet NamWHAT DOES ELEPHANT POO TELL YOU?
In 2009, WWF started collecting Javan rhino’s dung samples to analyse the population of the species in Cat
Tien National Park. At that time, the rhino dung was stored in our fridge in the Hanoi office, together with our
staff lunch boxes. It was weird one might think, but we joked that their dung was even more important than
our food. That was because one species’ dung could reveal so much about one species and provide crucial
information for conservation.
About a decade later, WWF set out with an ambition to save the last remaining wild elephant herds in Dak © Huynh Thuy / WWF-Viet Nam
Lak province, Viet Nam. Once again, we are on the hunt to find the dung of an endangered species to better
understand the size of their population and their moving habits. This kind of survey has never been done
before for the elephant species in Viet Nam.
Our experts, together with Yok Don National Park’s rangers and staff from the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation
Centre, have all been staring at the ground looking out for elephant dung. But of course, this process was
eased by a few tricks they had picked up tracking elephants in the field. They would search in areas where it
was highly possible that elephants frequented, like abundant grassland, waterholes, saltlicks, or their moving
corridors. Collection was done in 29 sites with each site being visited at least six times in every two weeks,
respectively.
There is a very thorough process of collecting dung samples where collectors must wear gloves and masks,
using special equipment to pick up the dung to ensure no cross-contamination of human – elephant DNA.
Samples are put in a tube marked with a code indicating date, location, time, notes etc. After that, the dung
samples are destroyed to avoid duplication. Samples are later put in freezers and transported to Hanoi
National University for DNA analysis.
Elephant dung sample collection is still ongoing and when the results come back, we are able to understand
the size of each herd, the number of male and female elephants, how many young individuals are in the herd
and its moving habits. This information is crucial for successful conservation intervention with only about 100
individuals remaining. Yet, with a wide, transboundary living area, the wild elephants of Viet Nam have much
more hope for survival than their fellow, the Javan rhino. Together with the help of local government partners,
donors and the steadily increasing awareness of communities, we can help save this iconic species of our
country and bring back thriving healthy forest habitats.
© Le Van Thua / WWF-Viet Nam
31WWF-VIET NAM OFFICE GOES SOLAR
On the day some 26 large black panels marched up to the roof of WWF-Viet Nam’s Hanoi office
building and the staff felt a strange excitement.
“Yes, everybody was curious. We have heard about it but no one
actually had the chance to see it with their own eyes. ” – said Vu
Quoc Anh, the Coordinator of the Climate Change Working Group.
Quoc Anh was referring to the 8.19 kilowatt solar power system that WWF-Viet Nam installed
on the roof of its Hanoi office headquarters in September, 2019. The system now generates
enough electricity to power three air conditioners or 20 laptops every day. Solar energy,
together with the office’s energy efficiency commitments, is expected to help reduce 50% of
the WWF-Viet Nam office’s energy consumption.
The story of WWF’s office solar power running laptops and air-conditioners has gone viral.
We shared this story on our Facebook channel and it generated quite a discussion with some
asking us for a possible solar solution for their houses and offices. By walking the talk, WWF
shows that another future is possible. In fact, leading companies have also been taking
climate actions. In 2016, Viet Nam has signed a commitment to reduce its carbon emissions
by 8%, compared to business-as-usual with domestic finance, or by 25% with international
support by 2030 under the Paris Agreement, in order to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Renewable energy is key to fighting climate change, and WWF-Viet Nam is working with a
growing network in accelerating renewable energy towards the target. © WWF-Viet Nam / Duong Quoc Binh
The solar power installation is part of WWF UPFRONT, WWF’s Solar and Energy Efficient
Office Initiative. The initiative provides energy efficiency training to staff and solar electricity
system to almost 40 WWF offices across the globe, and more offices are joining this initiative.
Hanoi is the second offices of WWF-Viet Nam going solar. In 2018, its office in Hue installed
solar power system on the roof of its office in Hue city, contributed to 1,536 USD saving in
electricity cost in the first year.
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