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From tusk to trinket Persistent illegal ivory markets in Viet Nam

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Published 13 December 2018

  Tiếng Việt 

Viet Nam’s illegal ivory market thriving

Hanoi, Viet Nam, 13th December 2018— Illegal ivory is widely available in physical and online retail outlets throughout Viet Nam according to a new TRAFFIC report published with support from USAID. The study, “From Tusk to Trinket: Persistent illegal ivory markets in Viet Nam,” documents surveys carried out at 852 retails outlets in 13 locations and 60 individual sellers across 17 online platforms between November 2016 and June 2017. 

From tusk to trinket: Persistent illegal ivory markets in Viet Nam

Report author(s):
Minh D. T. Nguyen, Rosa A. Indenbaum, and Madelon Willemsen

Publication date:
December 2018


Notes:

1. Locations included 10 cities (Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Ha Long, Mong Cai, Vinh, Da Nang, Hoi An, Nha Trang, Buon Ma Thuot and HCMC) and three villages (Nhi Khe in Ha Noi; Ban Don and Lak in Daklak Province)

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