Conservation and the environment in Vietnam

The acanthosaurus lizard is one of the many new species recently discovered in Vietnam.

WWF Vietnam

Contact

Hien Tran Minh
(WWF Vietnam Country Director)
WWF Greater Mekong Programme Office,
Hanoi

T: +84 4 3719 3049

Office

WWF Vietnam Country Programme,
Hanoi
39 Xuan Dieu Street Tay Ho District,
Hanoi Hanoi,
Vietnam
Vietnam

T: +84 4 3719 3049
F: +84 4 3719 3048

...is part of the WWF Greater Mekong Programme, which works on environmental and conservation issues across Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam.

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