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USAID Trains Thai Border Officials to Dismantle Wildlife Criminal Networks
On March 16, 2021, twenty-eight law enforcement officials working on Thailand’s land border with Cambodia attended USAID Wildlife Asia’s Counter Transnational ...
USAID Partners with Top-Level Vietnamese Government Agencies to Harmonize Legal Framework on Wildlife Conservation
Strong partnerships between USAID Wildlife Asia and top-level Vietnamese government agencies are contributing to the harmonization of the legal framework for ...
International Women's Day 2021: Women in Counter Wildlife Trafficking
Women are playing important roles in counter wildlife trafficking. Meet three women who are leading the charge: disrupting wildlife criminal syndicates, ...
Thailand’s Office of the Attorney General, USAID and WWF launch updated Rapid Reference Guide to help prosecutors build strong cases against wildlife criminals
Thailand’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG), with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) ...
USAID Wildlife Asia as a case study in adaptive rigour: monitoring, evaluation and learning for adaptive management
The Global Learning for Adaptive Management (GLAM) initiative looks at how the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Wildlife Asia ...
Popular Actor-Director Campaigns Against Use of Tiger Skins and Fangs as Amulets in Thailand
Tiger populations are in critical decline inhabiting less than six percent of their historical range. They are threatened by both habitat loss and ...
USAID Partners with Vietnam Central Buddhist Association to Promote a Wildlife Products-free Lifestyle
In 2019, USAID Wildlife Asia teamed up with the Vietnam Central Buddhist Association (VCBA), the largest Buddhist organization in Vietnam. Through the ...
In the Wake of COVID-19, USAID Supports Regional Action to Strengthen ASEAN Countries’ CWT Efforts
The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, which scientists believe may have been transmitted to humans through exposure to illegal wildlife, has called attention to ...
USAID Mobilizes Vietnamese Business Community to Promote a Wildlife Consumption- Free Lifestyle
To date, nearly six million businesspeople and members of the public in Vietnam, have been exposed to behavior change messaging through a range of conduits.
Demand for Popular USAID Pangolin Species ID Guide Grows, Bolstering Counter Wildlife Trafficking Efforts
In February 2018, USAID Wildlife Asia launched a suite of pangolin species identification materials to help frontline law enforcement agencies identify traded ...
USAID’s Pangolin Species Identification Guide Is Now Widely Used by Law Enforcers
Two years after its launch on World Pangolin Day 2018, the USAID Pangolin Species Identification Guide: A Rapid Assessment Tool for Field and Desk is now ...
USAID Facilitates Groundbreaking Changes to Thailand’s National Wildlife Law
In November 2019, the new Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (WARPA) took effect in Thailand, enhancing the protection levels of ...
USAID and INTERPOL bridge law enforcement responses between Asia and Africa
On September 16, 2019, USAID Wildlife Asia and INTERPOL joined forces to bring top law enforcement officers together from source countries in Africa and ...
USAID Wildlife Asia and VATA commit to tackling illegal wildlife transport and consumption
The illegal wildlife trade is the fourth-largest illegal global trade after narcotics, counterfeiting, and human trafficking. Criminals are finding covert ways ...
Thai Judiciary meets with regional partners to promote environmental rule of law
BANGKOK, August 29, 2019 – More than 60 judges from Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines, together with legal experts from Australia, the Philippines, and ...
USAID Wildlife Asia and Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Apply Social and Behavior Change Communication to Reduce Demand for Illegal Wildlife Products
From March 14 to 15, 2019, 20 government officials from Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) participated in a ...
Vietnamese Woman Champions wildlife protection through corporate social responsibility
Ms. Le Thi Thu Thuy, Deputy Director of Small & Medium-sized Enterprises Promotion Center and a member of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), ...
Women Bring New Perspectives to Wildlife Law Enforcement in Thailand
The international illicit trade in endangered wildlife is driving many species to extinction. Animals such as pangolins, rhinos, elephants and tigers are ...
5 Simple Actions to be a Responsible Traveler
Thailand is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. Every year, millions of travelers from around the world visit Thailand for business or ...
USAID Wildlife Asia’s Wildlife Protection Law Campaign in China leverages nearly $4.4 million
On May 22, 2018, USAID Wildlife Asia launched the campaign to promote the updated Wildlife Protection Law (WPL) in China on the International Day for ...
Special Report: Changing the behaviour of society can help end wildlife trafficking
The newly-wed couple is about to cut their wedding cake and share it with their guests, when it suddenly transforms into a live shark. The couple then slices ...
SPECIAL REPORT: A refuge for impounded wildlife
Young teams tend smuggled animals, as they await the possibility of a return to the wild where they truly belong. Three-year-olds Shizuka and Nobita are no ...
New study highlights beliefs in bid to reduce demand for ivory and tiger parts in Thailand
BANGKOK, June 5, 2018 – Although relatively limited, the demand for ivory and tiger products in Thailand is largely driven by affluent, established business ...
In Defense of the Environment: Trailblazing Woman Judge Leads the Charge
Dr. Suntariya Muanpawong is a longstanding champion of the environment. A judge and Secretary to the First Vice-President of the Supreme Court of Thailand, ...
THAILAND MARKS NATIONAL WILDLIFE PROTECTION DAY: ‘I am #IvoryFree’ Campaign Attracts 15,000 Supporters, 87 Million Views
BANGKOK, December 26, 2017 – Commemorating Thailand National Wildlife Protection Day today, the U.S Agency for International Development Wildlife Asia program ...