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Two men looking into distance, lush background. — Staff of the Douc Langur Foundation surveying for red-shanked douc langurs in central Vietnam.

© Conservation International/photo by Jack Tordoff

Safeguarding Vietnam's Douc Langur Population through Conservation and Sustainable Ecotourism

Grantee Name: Douc Langur Foundation, Inc.

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Viet Nam
Amount: $40,608
Dates: Dec 2009 – Dec 2010
Keywords: Protected Areas, Research, Species Conservation, Tourism

Implement priority conservation actions for a core population of red-shanked douc langur at Son Tra Nature Reserve, Vietnam, by promoting sustainable tourism, including certification of tour guides, and reinforcing protection measures. Determine the status of douc langur populations at a second protected area, Chu Mom Ray National Park, and assess the feasibility of conservation action for them.

Strategic Direction :

1 Safeguard priority globally threatened species in Indochina by mitigating major threats

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Safeguarding Vietnam's Douc Langur Population through Conservation and Sustainable Ecotourism

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