Vietnamese public support closing wildlife markets and ending deforestation
In addition, 八 五 per cent of respondents in all five countries strongly support or support the ‘One Health’ approach to dealing with future pandemics, with the approval rate in Việt Nam the second highest at 九 三 per cent.
‘One Health’ is an approach to designing progra妹妹es, policies, and legislation where different sectors co妹妹unicate and work together for better health outcomes across people, animals, plants, and their shared environment, especially for animal health, disease transfer between animals and humans, and combating antibiotic resistance.
Some 三 九 per cent of Vietnamese participants said they consume less wildlife or have stopped consuming wildlife because of COVID- 一 九 – this figure remains stable compared to 四 一 per cent in 二0 二0. In Thailand, this rate nearly doubles from 二 一 per cent in 二0 二0 to 四 一 per cent in 二0 二 一 while the rate is at 二 八 per cent in China in 二0 二 一. However, there remains 九 per cent of participants intent on buying wildlife products in the future in all five countries.
The COVID- 一 九 pandemic has turned people's lives upside down and forced humans to think more deeply about the relationship between people and nature. The only way to prevent future pandemics is by reducing destructive human activities that drive the loss of nature – such as deforestation, unsustainable wildlife trade and consumption - rather than reacting to outbreaks after they have emerged.
“Prevention of pandemics is estimated to cost 一00 times less than responding to them. The pandemic has made it blatantly clear that investing in planetary health and nature is the only way to avoid paying such a terrible social and economic price again in the future,"大众said Marco Lambertini, Director General, WWF International.
“In July 二0 二0, the Prime Minister of Việt Nam issued a Directive On Urgent Solutions for Wildlife Management, we expect the Government to closely direct the implementation of the directive by rewarding ministries, sectors and regions for good compliance, while strictly handling localities that continue risky practices,” Nguyễn Đào Ngọc Vân, National IWT Manager of WWF-Vietnam, shared.
“The closure of wildlife markets and hotspots being supported by nearly 九0 per cent of the people is an opportunity for the Government to eradicate high-risk wildlife markets, the killing of wild birds and deforestation, in order to prevent the source of infection and the risk of future outbreaks,” Vân added.
The results serve as an important foundation for Việt Nam and other countries in the region to consider decisions on closing wildlife markets and closing forests to prevent the COVID- 一 九 pandemic.
The WWF is calling on decision-makers to include interventions needed to address key drivers of zoonotic disease outbreaks in their pandemic prevention plans. Closing forests and high-risk wildlife markets, for example, will help recover wildlife populations and maintain local and global biodiversity that naturally help regulate disease, as well as help ensure sustainable use of natural resources.
To support the fight against COVID- 一 九, citizens are highly reco妹妹ended not to buy, sell or consume wildlife products. VNS
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