The International Crane Foundation and Wogelpark Walsrode have had programs to protect bird environments info source Natural Resource Use Fisheries Fish resources are declining due to overfishing. Still, fisheries bring in 1 Billion dollars US currency to the country. This is a major source of income for the country, as 1.4 million ha of inland waters are dedicated to aquaculture purposes. Deforestation is mainly caused by clearing of forests to expand cropping area, and partly by firewood collection. Recently, Vietnam has been experimenting with a programme that allocates forest lands to individual household management.
Households are responsible for responsible for reforestation, protection and management.
Also, most of the natural forests remaining have been protected. 100,000-200,000 ha of forest are replanted annually but the survivorship of these is low. Human growth occurs at the expense of the forests. Although tourists travel to Vietnam to see it's natural beauty, there is no educational or conservational component which draws them there. Trade in wildlife products Dogs, cats, frogs, turtles, snakes, geckos, primates, brids, and pangolins all are wildlife traded in Vietnam to other countries.