Vietnam Museum of Nature – CITES Science Agency of Vietnam attended the 50-year conference on the Tiger Project in India

11/07/2023

From April 9-11, 2023, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trung Minh, General Director of the Vietnam Museum of Nature, was appointed by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to be the head of the Vietnamese delegation to attend the 50-year conference on the Tiger Project in Mysuru city, Karnataka, India.

According to Decision 4519/QD-BNN-TCLN dated November 22, 2022 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on the additional designation of the CITES scientific agency of Vietnam, of which the Vietnam Museum of Nature is 01 in 04 Vietnam CITES scientific agencies under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (4 CITES Vietnam agencies include: Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Museum of Nature, Institute of Oceanography and Southern Institute of Ecology).

The conference had the participation of leaders, protected area managers, scientists, wildlife experts, scholars, policy makers and students. Delegations came from countries such as: India, Armenia, Bangladesh, Butan, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand and Vietnam. Attending the conference were Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian Minister of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change.

At the Conference, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trung Minh, Head of the Vietnamese delegation, gave a speech on tiger conservation in Vietnam and the current status of tiger population in Vietnam. The conference aims to contribute to the implementation of CITES and Vietnam's responsibility for tiger conservation.

The conference is also an opportunity for the Vietnam Museum of Nature to expand cooperation in scientific research, training and experience in management and expertise in rescue and conservation of natural resources.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trung Minh (third from the left) took a photo with the Prime Minister of India and the heads of the delegations from the participating countries

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trung Minh speaks at the Conference

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trung Minh (third from the left) discusses with the heads of the delegations of the participating countries about cooperation in the field of conservation in the future, led by the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change of host India

Translated by Mai Lan and internship group
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