All Events

Regional Counter Wildlife Trafficking Partner Coordination Meeting

Jan 12, 2023 from 08:45 AM to 04:30 PM — Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit,

The Regional CWT Partner Coordination Meeting will build on discussions and deliberations of the Regional CWT Partnership Coordination Forum II held virtually on December 13, 2022 in order to advance development of a partner coordination platform.

Counter Wildlife Trafficking Partnership Forum II

Dec 13, 2022 from 08:30 AM to 12:30 PM — Virtual,

The regional Counter Wildlife Trafficking Partnership Forum II aims to build on the 2021 Forum and will again bring together CWT partners and stakeholders in Asia and beyond to continue strengthening collaboration, planning, and cooperation towards ending the trade in illegal wildlife and protecting biodiversity.

Workshop for Spiritual Leaders on Community Campaigns to Reduce Demand for Wildlife Products

Jun 29, 2022 09:00 AM to Jun 30, 2022 04:30 PM — Bangkok, Thailand,

This two-day workshop is part of the No Ivory No Tiger (NINT) Amulets continuing campaign to reduce demand for ivory and tiger products driven by spiritual beliefs. It aims to strengthen and expand engagement of Buddhist monks and nuns to counter these spiritual beliefs that was initiated under USAID Wildlife Asia through three workshops organized with the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) for more than 80 monks and nuns from 50 temples across Thailand. Participants to this two-day workshop will be monks and nuns (attendees of previous workshops and others) who will submit proposals for community-level campaigns to counter spiritual beliefs about wildlife products.

Annual Meeting of ASEAN Working Group on CITES and Wildlife Enforcement

May 25, 2022 from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM — Virtual,

The ASEAN Working Group on CITES and Wildlife Enforcement will hold its Annual Meeting, with Myanmar as Outgoing Chair and the Philippines as Incoming Chair.

Second ASEAN Environmental Law Conference

Apr 05, 2022 08:00 AM to Apr 07, 2022 07:00 PM — Online,

The Second ASEAN Environmental Law Conference aims to bring together ASEAN and non-ASEAN experts to share stories of successes and failures and examine potential legal, policy and community-based actions to transform principles of environmental law into practice. The Conference will also aim to foster networks and collaborative approaches to environmental problem-solving. The event is hosted by the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law (ARIEL), with support from UNEP, ADB, USAID Reducing Demand for Wildlife, College of Law (Australia), and EarthRights International. The conference is free. However, Conference participants are encouraged to make an optional donation for costs. The following link can be used to register for the conference: https://tinyurl.com/4xda2efk

Discussion on Thailand Demand Reduction Steering Group 2022 (Online)

Mar 14, 2022 from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM — Bangkok, Thailand,

USAID Reducing Demand for Wildlife is supporting the Department of Natural Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation as it reactivates the Demand Reduction Steering Group to strengthen the coordination of various wildlife demand reduction campaigns in Thailand. Participants from UNDP, GEF, TRAFFIC, WWF, IUCN, Zoological Society of London, WildAid, and other Thailand partner organizations will discuss their demand reduction activities, and the way forward for the group.

CWT Partnership Forum: Towards a New Era of Partnership

Sep 21, 2021 08:30 AM to Sep 23, 2021 12:00 PM — Virtual,

USAID’s Regional Development Mission for Asia, and Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) will mark the end of the successful USAID Wildlife Asia initiative through the Counter Wildlife Trafficking Partnership Forum to be held September 21-23, 2021. The virtual event will feature insights from leaders and experts in counter wildlife trafficking; presenting issues, best practices and lessons learned, and the best way forward to stop transnational organized wildlife crime in a post-Covid world. With the theme “Towards a New Era of Partnership,” the forum is a joint collaboration with WWF, the Asian Development Bank, World Bank Global Wildlife Program, Global Environment Facility, and United Nations Development Programme.

3rd International Network of Engaged Buddhists Workshop to Reduce Demand for Wildlife

Jul 16, 2021 from 09:00 AM to 11:45 AM — Virtual,

This workshop is the third and last in a series of workshops that are part of USAID Wildlife Asia’s social mobilization efforts to strengthen the reach of the successful two-phased Spiritual Beliefs campaign (A Good Life is Free of Killing and No Ivory No Tiger Amulets) that the project, in partnership with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and WildAid, launched in Thailand in 2020 to decrease the demand for ivory and tiger products driven by spiritual beliefs in their power to bring good luck and prevent harm. Two earlier workshops – on October 21, 2020 in Wat Chak Daeng and March 13, 2021 in Phitsanulok province in northern Thailand – engaged 38 temples that are now taking action to help reduce wildlife consumer demand in their communities.

Rapid Reference Guide Provincial Workshop (Virtual)

Jul 13, 2021 from 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Chiang Mai, Thailand,

The virtual workshop is a collaboration of the Office of the Attorney General of Thailand, USAID Wildlife Asia, UNODC and WWF Thailand. This event will be held online on July 13, 2021. The participating agencies will include the Office of the Attorney General; Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation; Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division; Customs; and the Department of Special Investigation. Representatives will be drawn from Chiangmai as well as the neighboring provinces of Chiang Rai, Lampoon, and Lampang.

4th Vietnam National Assembly High-Level Dialogue (Postponed to July TBD)

Jun 29, 2021 from 08:30 AM to 11:00 AM — Hanoi, Vietnam,

This High-Level Dialogue with the National Assembly (NA) will be held on June 29, 2021 in Hanoi, Vietnam, and will be organized as small group discussions due to the COVID-19 situation. The event is a culmination of a series of High-Level dialogues with the NA and will discuss Chi Phase III’s achievements, recognize the efforts of relevant partners and individuals, and reaffirm the commitment of the National Assembly to the fight against wildlife crime.

Asia-Pacific Judicial Symposium on Best Practices in Environmental Courts and Adjudication

Jun 17, 2021 09:00 AM to Jun 18, 2021 04:30 PM

USAID Wildlife Asia, the Office of the President of the Supreme Court (OPSC), the Supreme Court of Thailand (SCT), and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) with assistance from Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law will hold the Asia-Pacific Judicial Symposium through a virtual event June 17-18, 2021.

Counter Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) Border Awareness Training Course in Mukdahan Province, Thailand

Jun 15, 2021 from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM — Virtual,

Working with Freeland, USAID Wildlife Asia created the Counter Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) training course to help law enforcement investigators identify and disrupt transnational organized crime groups involved in wildlife trafficking. CTOC courses aim to provide cutting-edge investigative training coupled with enhanced collaboration, coordination, cooperation, and information sharing.

Counter Wildlife Trafficking Executive Leadership Consultation Meeting (Virtual)

Jun 08, 2021 from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM — Online,

USAID Wildlife Asia and ASEAN Chiefs of National Police (ASEANAPOL) are co-hosting a virtual Counter Wildlife Trafficking Executive Leadership Consultation meeting. This event is aimed at demonstrating the utility of a multi-agency and multinational approach to countering wildlife trafficking, and to enhance the political will and coordination among high-level police leadership across ASEAN and China to support effective wildlife crime investigations.

Virtual Launch of Counter Wildlife Trafficking Digest Issue IV, 2020

May 21, 2021 from 09:30 AM to 10:30 AM — Online,

USAID Wildlife Asia, in collaboration with Monitor Conservation Research Society, is organizing the launch of the 2020 Counter Wildlife Trafficking (CWT) Digest Report. The report is a systematic compilation and analysis of open-source information and captures the status, trends, and changes in patterns of the illegal wildlife trade.

3rd Demand Reduction Workshop of the International Network for Engaged Buddhists (Postponed due to COVID-19)

Apr 22, 2021 — Samut Prakan province,

This event is part of social mobilization activities to engage Buddhist monks and nuns to amplify the messaging of USAID Wildlife Asia’s campaign to reduce consumer demand for ivory and tiger products driven by spiritual beliefs in their power to bring good luck and prevent harm.

Experts' Dialogue and Review Seminar: Introductory Course on Environmental Law and Governance (Online)

Apr 19, 2021 06:00 AM to Apr 20, 2021 05:00 PM — Online,

The Thailand Judicial Training Institute (JTI) in collaboration with USAID Wildlife Asia and United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP ROAP) have jointly developed a judicial curriculum entitled “Introductory Course on Environmental Law and Governance” for the Thai judiciary. The curriculum will be hosted on UNEP’s InforMEA online platform and will be an institutionalized course of JTI. The curriculum’s primary language is Thai, but an English version of the course has also been developed.

2nd Demand Reduction Workshop of International Network of Engaged Buddhists

Mar 13, 2021 from 08:30 AM to 03:00 PM — Phitsanulok City, Thailand,

USAID Wildlife Asia and the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) will hold the 2nd workshop at Phitsanulok City in northern Thailand. This workshop is part of social mobilization efforts that will use face-to-face channels to expand the reach of USAID Wildlife Asia’s Spiritual Beliefs campaign to decrease demand for ivory and tiger products driven by beliefs in their power to bring good luck and prevent harm. This workshop follows the first successful workshop held on October 21, 2020 and expands the participation of spiritual leaders in additional provinces in Thailand. Approximately 30 monks and nuns from various Buddhist temples in Northern Thailand will participate in this workshop. Participants will discuss wildlife trade and its relation to Buddhist teachings, and will develop an action plan to counter spiritual beliefs about wildlife products and reduce consumption of these products.

Maritime Stakeholders' Workshop on CWT

Mar 09, 2021 08:30 AM to Mar 10, 2021 04:30 PM — Bangkok, Thailand,

USAID Wildlife Asia and its partners--the Royal Thai Customs, United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime, TRAFFIC and WWF--are holding a Maritime Stakeholders' Workshop on “Countering wildlife trafficking and other illicit trade through Thai seaports and maritime supply chains”. This meeting will convene representatives from government agencies such as Thai Customs, Port Authority of Thailand, DNP, FD, NED and the shipping and freight sectors to identify wildlife trafficking enablers and vulnerabilities in the port/supply chain systems and operations, and the responses needed to counter them. The workshop will provide the foundation for follow up activities partly supported by specific initiatives and partly driven by public and private sector enterprises. This event is one of a series of Port/Maritime Stakeholder Workshops targeting key countries whose maritime trade chains are known to be exploited by wildlife traffickers.

ASEAN Webinar on Risks of Zoonotic Diseases Transmission from Illegal Wildlife Trade (For AMS Government Officials and Supporting Partners)

Feb 24, 2021 from 08:30 AM to 01:00 PM — Virtual,

ASEAN is holding a webinar on the risks of zoonotic disease transmission from the illegal wildlife trade. Facilitated by USAID Wildlife Asia, the webinar will include the participation of experts led by former CITES Secretary-General John Scanlon. Freeland, Asian Development Bank, World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and WWF will also provide resource speakers for the webinar. The webinar will be hosted by AWG CITES WE Malaysia Chair via the Bluejeans platform. This collaboration will also produce materials, a policy brief, and recommendations on preventing pandemics from zoonotic diseases.

Roundtable meeting to review the Vietnamese CTOC training package

Dec 18, 2020 — Hanoi, Vietnam,

The Counter Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) course was identified as a priority during a targeted needs assessment of the Vietnam People's Police Academy (PPA) undertaken by USAID Wildlife Asia. The PPA indicated that it was interested in integrating and institutionalizing relevant CTOC training materials into their curricula. This roundtable meeting with key Vietnamese law enforcement agencies is being conducted to review and discuss how to tailor the CTOC materials to the specific needs of Vietnam’s broader law enforcement community.

Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Guidebook Soft Launch (Webinar)

Dec 15, 2020 from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM

USAID Wildlife Asia is launching the "Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Guidebook" to the Community of Practice through the next "Changing Demands" webinar to be hosted by TRAFFIC. In this webinar, USAID Wildlife Asia’s Eleanora de Guzman will explain the five steps in the SBCC Planning Process through a case example from a USAID Wildlife Asia ivory demand reduction campaign in Thailand.

Reducing Consumer Demand for Elephant Ivory and Tiger Parts and Products: Results from USAID Wildlife Asia (Webinar)

Dec 09, 2020 from 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM

In this webinar, USAID Wildlife Asia will share results from social and behavior change communication (SBCC) campaigns to reduce consumer demand in Thailand driven by spiritual beliefs, especially for ivory and tiger amulets. Each part of the SBCC planning process will be highlighted and results from the recent rapid consumer survey will be shared.

Vietnam’s Central Committee for Propaganda and Education (CCPE) High-Level Meeting

Nov 27, 2020 from 08:30 AM to 11:30 AM — Hanoi, Vietnam,

USAID Wildlife Asia and Vietnam’s Central Committee for Propaganda and Education (CCPE) are holding a high-level meeting to strengthen the country’s communications in addressing the illegal wildlife trade. Participants will include 50 CCPE leaders and senior government communicators from various departments of CCPE and other government agencies.

Zoohackathon 2020: Coding to End Wildlife Trafficking!

Nov 06, 2020 to Nov 08, 2020

Zoohackathon 2020 is a global competition run by the U.S. Department of State that harnesses the power of technological innovation and the raising of public awareness to combat wildlife trafficking. It brings together coders, university students, wildlife conservation experts, zoos, and other academic and nongovernmental organizations to develop wire-frame/demo technology solution ideas over 2.5 days. We aim to turn these solution ideas into real-world technologies that can help combat wildlife trafficking into the future. In prior years, this competition was held in-person, but as COVID-19 has made that infeasible for 2020, we have developed the Virtual Global Zoohackathon 2020.

Launch/Introduction of the updated Rapid Reference Guide on Applicable Offenses to Trafficking of Critically Endangered Species (Restricted)

Oct 27, 2020 from 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM

USAID Wildlife Asia, in partnership with the Office of the Attorney General and WWF Thailand, will launch the updated Rapid Reference Guide (RRG) on Applicable Offenses to Trafficking of Critically Endangered Species in Thailand through an introductory workshop to be attended by government stakeholders. The RRG has been updated to reflect recent changes in the Thai Law.

International Network of Engaged Buddhists' Workshop on Wildlife Trade

Oct 21, 2020 from 08:30 AM to 03:00 PM — Bangkok, Thailand,

This workshop is part of the social mobilization efforts to expand the reach of the Spiritual Beliefs campaign to decrease demand for ivory and tiger products driven by beliefs in their power to bring good luck and prevent harm.

Virtual Launch of the Counter Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) Training Package

Sep 15, 2020 from 03:00 PM to 04:45 PM

USAID Wildlife Asia will introduce the CTOC training package to law enforcement agencies and provide guidance on how to tailor and institutionalize the materials. A number of key partners will be joining and supporting the meeting including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ASEANAPOL, and INTERPOL.

Virtual (Zoom) Launch of USAID Wildlife Asia's 2019 CWT Digest

Sep 03, 2020 from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM — Bangkok, Thailand,

USAID Wildlife Asia, in collaboration with TRAFFIC, the wildlife monitoring network, is organizing the launch of the 2019 Counter Wildlife Trafficking (CWT) Digest Report. The report is a systematic compilation and analysis of open-source information and captures the status, trends and changes in patterns of the illegal wildlife trade.

Vietnam National Assembly Meeting Series on CWT Measures

Aug 14, 2020 to Aug 25, 2020 — Hanoi, Vietnam,

USAID Wildlife Asia, in collaboration with the Office of the National Assembly, is organizing a series of six internal meetings August 14-25, 2020 among selected Parliamentarians and Government leaders to strengthen CWT-focused communication and legal measures to reduce demand for illegal wildlife.

Capacity-building workshop for Vietnam's CCPE leaders and government communicators on strengthening CWT-focused communications

Jul 03, 2020 from 08:30 AM to 11:30 AM — Hanoi, Vietnam,

USAID Wildlife Asia, in collaboration with the Scientific Council of the Central Party Committees (the Council) of the Central Committee of Propaganda and Education (CCPE) and in close coordination with USAID Savings Species and USAID Vietnam, is holding a workshop for government communicators to strengthen CWT-focused communications in order to reduce demand for illegal wildlife products. The integrated workshop aims to engage 250 CCPE leaders/officials and propaganda reporters/officials in exploring social and behavior change communications (SBCC) best practices and exchanging views on wildlife protection strategies.