Center for Nature Conservation and Development
Mission statement
Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD) is a national conservation Non-Government Organization (NGO) or it can be considered as a local Civil Society Organization in Vietnam.
CCD specifically works on nature conservation, endangered biodiversity protection to support sustainable development in Vietnam. CCD was grown from the Endangered Habitat-Species Conservation Group that have over 10 years of work in supporting biodiversity conservation and sustainable forest management in Vietnam. Improving that success, The CCD continues build its reputation as a leadership institution in the field of nature conservation and sustainable development in the country. CCD priorities its work focus on biodiversity inventory and monitoring; improve and strengthen protected area management; combat wildlife trafficking; mitigate human-wildlife conflict; and sustainable forest and natural resources management; empower local community and facilitate their involvement in biodiversity and sustainable forest management.
ASAP Species they are working to conserve
ASAP Partner since: 2020
Country focus: Vietnam
Earlier this year, a significant breakthrough was made in one of the projects funded by ASAP’s Species Conservation Fund. After a long search, the dedicated team rediscovered the very first specimen of an Mesilau Stream Toad, thought to have been lost to science.