The Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Vietnam has called on all its staff to protect wildlife.
In response to the campaign of nature conservation, half of GIZ staff already pledged in their cards to protect Vietnam’s biodiversity by refusing wildlife products and report wildlife crime.
The Wildlife Safety Zone in Vietnam is part of GIZ’s contribution to the “German Action Week for Sustainability”, which takes place from June 15-21. The Action Week is a project by the German Council for Sustainable Development who aims to make sustainability an important public issue, including environmental, social and economic aspects.
GIZ joins a number of government offices, businesses, and other organizations throughout Vietnam in ENV’s Wildlife Safety Zone programme to raise awareness of threats to Vietnam’s wildlife.
Vietnam is home to over 11,000 different animal species, making Vietnam one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. Today’s demand for wildlife and wildlife products is putting the survival of entire species at risk, as many of the species traded are endangered.