A Vietnamese man has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for his role in protecting one of the world's most trafficked animals - the Pangolin.
As well as establishing Vietnam’s first anti-poaching unit to destroy animal traps, and arresting nearly 600 poachers between 2014 and 2020, conservationist Thai Van Nguyen won the Asia award for rescuing more than one and a half thousand Pangolins from the illegal wildlife trade.
Nguyen’s role will continue to make immense positive changes for the species.