WWF launches campaign against high level of wildlife meat consumption in ViàªÌ£t Nam
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- 27 Oct 2022
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The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on Friday launched a communications campaign in ViêÌ£t Nam, Laos and Cambodia to change the habit of consuming wildlife meat among urban people, highlighting the threats to public health and nature.
Văn NgoÌ£c ThiÌ£nh, Director of WWF ViêÌ£t Nam, said that ViêÌ£t Nam, Laos and Cambodia were showing high levels of wildlife consumption, especially mammals and birds that are easily found in markets and restaurants.
He cited a survey by WWF and GlobeScan in 2021 in ViêÌ£t Nam, Thailand, Japan, China and the US which showed that 7 per cent of the total people asked said that they or someone they knew had bought wildlife meat products at wildlife markets in the past 12 months.
"The consumption of wild animal meat severely degrades wildlife populations, causes cross-border and domestic crimes, and significantly increases the risk of zoonotic disease transmission," he said, stressing that most consumers are not aware of the potential risks that they, their family and the society face when buying bushmeat.
Meanwhile, according to Nguyễn ÄaÌ€o NgoÌ£c Vân, WWF ViêÌ£t Nam’s senior advisor for wildlife trafficking combat, the main reason for people to eat wildlife meat is they believe it is fresh and delicious, helping them show their social status, or improve their health. Through the campaign, the WWF hopes that the target group in particular and the public in general understand that wild animal meat consumption is not worth risking the health of themselves and the community. Read More…
