Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Two adults and one young monkey huddled together in tree. — Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys.

© FFI/Le Khac Quyet

Transitioning to Sustainable and Equitable Protected Areas for Vietnam’s Primates

Grantee Name: Fauna & Flora International

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Viet Nam
Amount: $200,000
Dates: Feb 2018 – Jun 2020
Keywords: Community-based conservation, Indigenous People, Livelihoods, Non-timber Forest Products (incl. fuelwood), Protected Areas, Species Conservation

Improve the protection of Tonkin snub-nosed monkey at Tung Vai Key Biodiversity Area through protected area gazettement and sustainable cardamom production. Increase protection and availability of habitat for globally threatened primates at Khau Ca and Trung Khanh Key Biodiversity Areas. Strengthen community-based monitoring and law enforcement efforts at the three sites through improved management structures, new technologies and performance-based incentives.

Strategic Direction :

4 Empower local communities to engage in conservation and management of priority key biodiversity areas