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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>D</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>ear Sir/ Madame,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV) today hosted a <a href="http://envietnam.org/images/News_Resources/Press_Releases/27-Jul-2016-PR-Press-Conference-Wildlife-Commercial-farming-and-trade.pdf">press conference</a> calling for a complete ban on the commercial farming and trade of endangered species. The media event followed a lively round-table meeting held yesterday (July 26) with representatives from law enforcement agencies, decision makers, scientists and conservation experts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=683 height=477 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D1E825.CE212E10"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Guests speakers during Q&A section with media (Photo: ENV)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Commercial farming and trade of wildlife is a hotly contested topic in some circles where proponents argue that commercial trade benefits conservation while opponents including ENV warn that commercial trade stimulates demand, compromises conservation, and in its current form in Vietnam, has little or no benefit to conservation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:white'>The results of an <a href="http://envietnam.org/images/NewsBlog/2016/July-26-2016-Summary-of-Wildlife-farming-in-Vietnam-2016-EN-resized-2.pdf">investigation of wildlife farms in Vietnam</a> conducted by ENV show widespread laundering of wild sourced animals and abuse of regulations at all of the licensed farms that were inspected<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPWENg3PBAc&feature=youtu.be">(see video here).</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>ENV’s position is to call for a 100% ban on the commercial farming and trade of endangered species that are protected under Vietnamese law or international treaty.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>More photos of the event can be found at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EducationforNatureVietnam/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1129032487142341">ENV’s official Facebook page</a>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Enjoy reading!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:#274E13;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:#274E13;background:white'>Mai An LY</span></b><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><i><span style='color:#274E13'>Media Officer</span></i><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#274E13;background:white'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#500050;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#274E13;background:white'>Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV)</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#500050;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#274E13;background:white'>Address : Block 17T5, Room 1701, Hoang Dao Thuy St., Ha Noi</span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#274E13;background:white'>Tel : (+84) 4 628 15 424</span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#274E13;background:white'>Mobile : (+84) 913 326 098</span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#274E13;background:white'>Email : <a href="mailto:thaongochd.env@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>maian.env@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#274E13;background:white'>Website : <a href="http://www.envietnam.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>www.thiennhien.org</span></a> or <a href="http://www.envietnam.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>www.envietnam.org</span></a></span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>