TRAFFIC and UNESCO Hanoi Travel Club sign cooperation agreement to protect wildlife.

This signing ceremony took place during the "Business Networking and Sustainable Tourism" event organized by the UNESCO Hanoi Travel Club at the Grand Plaza Hotel, within the framework of the Club's General Assembly for the 2020-2024 term.

With the signing of this cooperation agreement, TRAFFIC will partner with the UNESCO Hanoi Travel Club to support tourism businesses in sustainable development through fulfilling social responsibility, building and connecting businesses towards shared sustainable development for the tourism industry.

“This is a strategic time for the Vietnamese and regional business communities to demonstrate their pioneering role in wildlife conservation. With its influence, the participation and voice of the UNESCO Hanoi Travel Club will contribute to creating positive momentum to end the illegal wildlife trade and consumption in Vietnam,” said Sarah Ferguson, Director of TRAFFIC in Vietnam, at the event.

To realize this Cooperation Agreement, the UNESCO Hanoi Travel Club will mobilize and encourage more than 300 member businesses to pay more attention to and move towards implementing activities to protect wildlife, especially conveying messages about wildlife conservation to tourists and the community.

"Even starting with simple actions like encouraging leaders, staff, and tourists to sign pledges against the illegal consumption of wildlife, businesses will contribute to creating a larger impact, changing beliefs and habits regarding the use of wildlife throughout society. Furthermore, these activities help tourism businesses enhance their brand image, increase competitiveness, and boost profits," affirmed Mr. Truong Quoc Hung, Chairman of the UNESCO Hanoi Travel Club.

Also at this event, five travel companies (Hon Gai Tourism Company, Victoria Tourism Company, Viet A Victoria Tourism Company, and Hanotour Investment and Tourism Company) signed a declaration supporting wildlife protection. These companies committed to supporting activities and initiatives aimed at minimizing the demand for products from endangered wildlife.

Recent market surveys conducted by TRAFFIC have provided evidence that Vietnam is a major supplier of wildlife products to both domestic and international tourists. Programs and initiatives aimed at raising awareness, changing behavior, and especially cross-border collaborative efforts are crucial for addressing this problem.

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The wildlife trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC, works to ensure that the wildlife trade does not threaten nature conservation. TRAFFIC collaborates closely with its founding organizations, IUCN and WWF, to actively contribute to conservation goals through a collaborative mechanism involving and supporting these two global conservation organizations.

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