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Every Creature Has A Right to Live on Earth

Posted Posted in Asia, Asian Elephants, Conservation, Education, Green Guard, Mammals, Nepal, Research

We begin our Moments of Gratitude series with this story from the Jhapa District in southeastern Nepal. As part of our on-going conservation effort to mitigate human-elephant conflict in the area, Mr. Bishwanath Rijal (Nepal Country Coordinator) has been surveying local people to understand their perceptions of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and the existing problems. […]

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Young Female Leaders Join Forces to Advance Biodiversity Conservation

Posted Posted in Asia, Capacity Building, Conservation, Education, Nonprofits, Vietnam

Thi Thanh Than Nguyen (Conservation Education Associate) recently won a spot at the “2023 Special Training Session for Young Female Researchers and Conservation Practitioners” organized by WildAct. The goal of this capacity-building workshop is to empower Vietnamese women to lead biodiversity conservation projects in the Greater Annamite Ecoregion. During the three-day event that took place […]

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Grassroots Efforts Empower Nepalis to Give a Hoot About Owls

Posted Posted in Afforestation, Asia, Birds, Conservation, Education, Green Guard, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Monkeys, Nepal, Owls, Partnerships, Primates

Nepal has a remarkable diversity of owl species, 23 to be exact, and this impressive number accounts for about 10% of the owl species in the world. Unfortunately, owl populations in Nepal are dwindling, mainly as a result of habitat loss, illegal hunting and trade, lack of food resources, as well as secondary poisoning from […]

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Showcasing Little Green Guards® Impacts in Vietnam and Beyond

Posted Posted in Asia, Conservation, Education, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Monkeys, Partnerships, Primates, Pygathrix, Save the Magnificent Seven, Vietnam, Volunteers

The International Primatological Society (IPS) Lawrence Jacobsen Education Development Grant supports conservation leaders with exemplary ideas that contribute to nonhuman primate protection through education and outreach. Ms. Thi Trang Le (Vietnam Country Director) was awarded such a grant in 2021 to help safeguard the critically endangered red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus) by way of providing our […]

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On a Mission to Save Nepal’s Favorite Animal

Posted Posted in Asia, Asian Elephants, Citizen Science, Conservation, Education, Green Guard, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Nepal, Volunteers

Nepal is a habitat country for the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), now with an estimated population of 250 that ranges across the Terai adjacent to India. During the past century, this region has undergone massive transformation with forests rapidly giving way to farmlands and residential settlements. Clashes between humans and elephants, therefore, have become inevitable. […]

Red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus)

Let’s Save the Douc 2

Posted Posted in Asia, Conservation, Education, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Monkeys, Partnerships, Primates, Pygathrix, Save the Magnificent Seven, Vietnam

LVDI International has forged an exciting partnership with Noel Campana, the creator of DOUC IN DANGER, for the purpose of saving the critically endangered red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus)! DOUC IN DANGER along with its junior version, DOUC KIDS, are unique card games designed to provide fun and challenging experiences while informing players about the serious […]

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Inspiring Conservationist at Work

Posted Posted in Asia, Asian Elephants, Conservation, Education, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Monkeys, Partnerships, Primates, Pygathrix, Save the Magnificent Seven, Vietnam, Volunteers

Ms. Thi Trang Le leads the LVDI International team in Vietnam. Owing to her incredible dedication to biodiversity conservation, and in particular, her steadfast efforts to protect the Critically Endangered red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus), Trang was honored by CEPF as a Biodiversity Hotspot Hero in 2020, as well as being chosen as a finalist of […]

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LVDI International Sponsors Conservation Club in Vietnam

Posted Posted in Asia, Birds, Capacity Building, Conservation, Education, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Monkeys, Primates, Pygathrix, Save the Magnificent Seven, Vietnam, Volunteers

LVDI International’s Little Green Guards® program empowers children who wish to contribute to biodiversity conservation. We offer guidance and mentoring to help young people propel their passion into action. Early this year we began sponsoring the Forever An Animal Lover Club (FALC) founded by Nguyệt Linh Nguyễn, a student at Marie Curie School in Hanoi, […]

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Expanding Conservation Networks at the U.S. Consulate General in HCMC

Posted Posted in Asia, Conservation, Education, Little Green Guards®, Nonprofits, Partnerships, Save the Magnificent Seven, USA, Vietnam

Representing LVDI International, Thi Trang Le (Vietnam Country Director) recently attended the 2022 U.S. Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City Independence Day Reception hosted by Consul General Marie Damour. The event was not only to celebrate the 246th Anniversary of the Independence of the United States but also to promote the ever-growing relationship between the […]

Little Green Guards® Conservation Education Book Series - Bỏng Ngô’s First Home (© LVDI International)

Protecting the Annamite Striped Rabbit

Posted Posted in Asia, Asian Elephants, Birds, Conservation, Education, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Primates, Reptiles, Save the Magnificent Seven, Vietnam

LVDI International proudly presents a book trailer for our upcoming children’s publication – Bỏng Ngô’s First Home – in the Little Green Guards® Conservation Education Book Series. This book is designed to accompany our Save the Magnificent Seven curricula, wherein the endangered Annamite striped rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi) is one of the seven flagship species chosen […]