Understanding the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Vietnam: A Systematic Literature Review
As one of the earliest countries in the Southeast Asia region, Vietnam joined the CITES in 1994. However, they have faced several challenges and practical barriers to preventing and combating illegal wildlife trade (IWT) after 35 years. This first study systematically reviews 29 English journal arti...
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| description | As one of the earliest countries in the Southeast Asia region, Vietnam joined the CITES in 1994. However, they have faced several challenges and practical barriers to preventing and combating illegal wildlife trade (IWT) after 35 years. This first study systematically reviews 29 English journal articles between 1994 and 2020 to examine and assess the main trends and patterns of the IWT’s concerns in Vietnam. Findings show (1) slow progress of empirical studies, (2) unbalanced authorship between Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese conducting their projects, (3) weighting of wildlife demand consumptions in Vietnamese communities rather than investigating supply networks with high-profile traffickers, (4) lacking research in green and conservation criminology to assess the inside of the IWT, and (5) need to focus on potential harms of zoonotic transmission between a wild animal and human beings. The article also provides current limitations before proposing further research to fill these future gaps. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae80af8807974dd68e150eb56211d8152023-12-03T13:58:20ZengMDPI AGLaws2075-471X2022-08-011146410.3390/laws11040064Understanding the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Vietnam: A Systematic Literature ReviewHai Thanh Luong0School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane St Lucia, QLD 4072, AustraliaAs one of the earliest countries in the Southeast Asia region, Vietnam joined the CITES in 1994. However, they have faced several challenges and practical barriers to preventing and combating illegal wildlife trade (IWT) after 35 years. This first study systematically reviews 29 English journal articles between 1994 and 2020 to examine and assess the main trends and patterns of the IWT’s concerns in Vietnam. Findings show (1) slow progress of empirical studies, (2) unbalanced authorship between Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese conducting their projects, (3) weighting of wildlife demand consumptions in Vietnamese communities rather than investigating supply networks with high-profile traffickers, (4) lacking research in green and conservation criminology to assess the inside of the IWT, and (5) need to focus on potential harms of zoonotic transmission between a wild animal and human beings. The article also provides current limitations before proposing further research to fill these future gaps.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/11/4/64illegal wildlife tradewildlife traffickingCITESVietnamconservationgreen criminology |
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| title | Understanding the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Vietnam: A Systematic Literature Review |
| title_full | Understanding the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Vietnam: A Systematic Literature Review |
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| title_short | Understanding the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Vietnam: A Systematic Literature Review |
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| topic | illegal wildlife trade wildlife trafficking CITES Vietnam conservation green criminology |
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