Marine turtle populations in vietnam are severely depleted from historic levels due in large part to the illegal trade of ornamental turtle products and exploitation for meat and eggs
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- F19AP00474
- Recipient
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Education For Nature-Vietnam UEI QTGFMJLAWN36
- Awarding agency
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DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9
Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
- Obligated
- $130,303
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 15.679 Combating Wildlife Trafficking
- Completion date
- Originally
- Funding
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- $110,702.91 Federal
- $19,600.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Vietnam
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
Vietnam is also a major trafficking route for hawksbill and green turtle products from the wider asian region to the largest consumer country in the region, china. Hawksbill and green sea turtles especially remain at high risk as long as there is high demand and inadequate enforcement of the laws protecting marine turtles. The purpose of this project is reduce marine turtle trafficking in and through vietnam by deterring the resurgence of operations by known offenders, identifying and eliminating new trafficking operations, and implementing policy and coordination among partners to further protect turtles. Specific activities include: (1) conducting rapid assessment of 100-125 fishing port facilities; (2) carrying out follow- up field investigations based on rapid assessments; (3) expanding a consumer crime reduction campaign including addressing crimes reported by the public via ENV's wildlife crime hotline; (4) collaborating with government officials to strengthen legislation protecting turtles; (5) implementing anti-trafficking measures within the national marine turtle action plan; and (6) developing awareness campaigns to reduce green turtle EGG harvesting on CON DAO island.
Transactions
| Action | Federal | Non-federal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
| Amendment | -$11,518 | -$11,321 | |
| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
| Original award | $122,221 | $30,921 |
Quick answers
Who received award F19AP00474?
F19AP00474 was awarded to Education For Nature-Vietnam by DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) on October 1, 2019.
How much is award F19AP00474 worth?
$130,303 has been obligated on F19AP00474: $110,703 in federal funding and $19,600 in non-federal funding.
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