Strategic Direction Program

Funding high-impact projects that protect endangered species, reduce trapping, restore habitats, strengthen conservation organizations, and improve law enforcement against illegal hunting.

Program overview

Conservation Vietnam's Strategic Direction Program reviews and supports projects with the potential for long-term impact aligned with the Fund's core strategic priorities: conservation of endangered species and threatened ecosystems, capacity building for conservation organizations, and strengthening law enforcement in nature conservation.

Since 2023, the program has run two rounds of project proposals (2023–2025 and 2025–2027), supporting initiatives across multiple localities and priority landscapes nationwide. Future investment rounds will continue to expand to provide flexible resources for emerging conservation needs and urgent challenges facing Vietnam's nature.

Ongoing projects

From classrooms to effective conservation: engaging Vietnam's young generation in biodiversity conservation

Focus species: No specific species focus
Location: Hanoi

Assessing the conservation status of Camellia species to support protected-area management in Southeast Vietnam

Focus species: Yellow camellias (Camellia spp.)
Location: Bu Gia Map National Park (Binh Phuoc), Cat Tien National Park (Dong Nai)

Conserving threatened amphibians in Hoang Lien National Park through an integrated approach

Focus species: Botsford's leaf-litter toad (Leptobrachella botsfordi)
Location: Hoang Lien National Park, Lao Cai

Recovering the Critically Endangered endemic Vietnam Pheasant population

Focus species: Vietnam Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
Location: Dong Chau – Khe Nuoc Trong Nature Reserve, Quang Tri

Strengthening biodiversity conservation and advancing establishment of Khe Net Nature Reserve

Focus species: Ha Tinh langur (Trachypithecus hatinhensis)
Location: Khe Net, Quang Tri

Conserving the Critically Endangered Vietnam Pheasant

Focus species: Vietnam Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
Location: Ke Go Nature Reserve (Ha Tinh), Phong Dien Nature Reserve (Hue)

Conserving forest and marine ecosystems and endangered species on Son Tra Peninsula

Focus species: Red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus)
Location: Son Tra, Da Nang

Protecting lowland forests to conserve endangered animals

Focus species: Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica); Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis); Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes); Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Location: Cat Tien National Park, Dong Nai, Dong Nai Nature Reserve

Strengthening law enforcement to protect species in Chu Yang Sin National Park

Focus species: Large-antlered muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis); Annamite striped rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi); Crested argus (Rheinardia ocellata); Owston's civet (Chrotogale owstoni)
Location: Chu Yang Sin National Park, Dak Lak

Conserving Delacour's langur and limestone forest ecosystems

Focus species: Delacour's langur (Trachypithecus delacouri)
Location: Kim Bang, Ha Nam

Project name	Focus species	Location
From classrooms to effective conservation: engaging Vietnam's young generation in biodiversity conservation	No specific species focus	Hanoi
Assessing the conservation status of Camellia species to support protected-area management in Southeast Vietnam	Yellow camellias (Camellia spp.)	Bu Gia Map National Park (Binh Phuoc), Cat Tien National Park (Dong Nai)
Conserving threatened amphibians in Hoang Lien National Park through an integrated approach	Botsford's leaf-litter toad (Leptobrachella botsfordi)	Hoang Lien National Park, Lao Cai
Recovering the Critically Endangered endemic Vietnam Pheasant population	Vietnam Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)	Dong Chau – Khe Nuoc Trong Nature Reserve, Quang Tri
Strengthening biodiversity conservation and advancing establishment of Khe Net Nature Reserve	Ha Tinh langur (Trachypithecus hatinhensis)	Khe Net, Quang Tri
Conserving the Critically Endangered Vietnam Pheasant	Vietnam Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)	Ke Go Nature Reserve (Ha Tinh), Phong Dien Nature Reserve (Hue)
Conserving forest and marine ecosystems and endangered species on Son Tra Peninsula	Red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus)	Son Tra, Da Nang
Protecting lowland forests to conserve endangered animals	Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica); Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis); Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes); Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)	Cat Tien National Park, Dong Nai, Dong Nai Nature Reserve
Strengthening law enforcement to protect species in Chu Yang Sin National Park	Large-antlered muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis); Annamite striped rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi); Crested argus (Rheinardia ocellata); Owston's civet (Chrotogale owstoni)	Chu Yang Sin National Park, Dak Lak
Conserving Delacour's langur and limestone forest ecosystems	Delacour's langur (Trachypithecus delacouri)	Kim Bang, Ha Nam

Featured project

Conservation Vietnam is honored to support the journey bringing 20 Vietnam Pheasants (Lophura edwardsi) from Europe back to Vietnam, marking an important milestone in recovering a species extinct in the wild. This work is part of a Conservation Vietnam-funded project implemented by VinaConserv, aimed at building a sustainable population for the future.

Conservation effect

A scalable, nationally coordinated funding mechanism that directs resources to the places where they are needed most.

Expected outcomes

Focus funding on high-impact projects.
Strengthen capacity to protect priority species and ecosystems.

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Total support recorded to date (VND)21,850,070

Donation list

No.	Donor	Donated Amount	Donated Program	Donated Time
1	NGO THI THANH HUONG	50,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 21, 2026, 7:51 AM21/07/26 - 07:51
2	NGUYEN HONG THANH	20,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 19, 2026, 9:17 PM19/07/26 - 21:17
3	TRAN QUYNH NGA	100,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 19, 2026, 11:45 AM19/07/26 - 11:45
4	LE THI PHUONG TRINH	50,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 19, 2026, 11:11 AM19/07/26 - 11:11
5	BUI CHINH TAM	2,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 19, 2026, 9:28 AM19/07/26 - 09:28
6	NGUYEN THI BACH YEN	50,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 19, 2026, 9:06 AM19/07/26 - 09:06
7	HOA VAN DU	20,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 18, 2026, 6:32 AM18/07/26 - 06:32
8	NGUYEN GIA HAO	10,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 18, 2026, 5:52 AM18/07/26 - 05:52
9	PHAN THI THUY AN	17,726 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 17, 2026, 9:03 PM17/07/26 - 21:03
10	NGUYEN DANG DANG KHOA	10,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 17, 2026, 9:52 AM17/07/26 - 09:52
11	DO THI LIEU	50,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 16, 2026, 3:38 PM16/07/26 - 15:38
12	PHAM HOANG LAN	200,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 16, 2026, 11:04 AM16/07/26 - 11:04
13	NGUYEN THI KIM CHI	100,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 16, 2026, 9:54 AM16/07/26 - 09:54
14	VO THI THANH HIEN	100,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 15, 2026, 5:28 PM15/07/26 - 17:28
15	NGUYEN THI HONG PHUONG	20,000 VND	Strategic Direction Program	Jul 14, 2026, 12:17 PM14/07/26 - 12:17