Press Releases
Wildlife Conservationists Celebrate USAID’s Accomplishments in Reducing Demand for Wildlife Products in Southeast Asia
From reducing consumer demand for illegal wildlife products to advancing regional coordination, the United States Agency for International Development ...
USAID, DNP, and WildAid Launch Media Campaign to End Demand for Ivory Products
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and WildAid ...
USAID, DNP, and Buddhist Spiritual Leaders Spearhead Campaigns Countering Spiritual Beliefs Driving Wildlife Consumption in Thailand
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) trained 16 ...
New Partners’ Group to Build Upon U.S., Thai Success to Counter Wildlife Trafficking
Bangkok, September 23, 2021 – A wide range of partners—including donors, international and regional bodies, and government and conservation organizations—aim ...
USAID Engages 100 Buddhist Leaders to Counter Spiritual Beliefs that Drive Demand for Wildlife Products in Thailand
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB), in collaboration with Thailand’s ...
United States Boosts Thailand’s Ability to Fight Wildlife Crimes
The U.S.-sponsored Asia-Pacific Judicial Symposium on Best Practices in Environmental Courts and Adjudication, held online from June 17 to 18, 2021, brought ...
ASEAN’s Top Law Enforcement Leaders Target Wildlife Crime as a Serious Transnational Crime
USAID Wildlife Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian National Police (ASEANAPOL) Secretariat co-hosted on June 8, 2021 the virtual Counter Wildlife ...
New USAID Counter-Wildlife Trafficking Digest Reveals a Steep Decline in Reported Seizures
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and conservation organization, Monitor, launched the fourth edition of the Counter Wildlife Trafficking ...
Thai Maritime Stakeholders Join Forces in Tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Seventy-six representatives from Thai seaports and related maritime supply chain stakeholders gathered in a two-day workshop to foster public-private ...
U.S.–Thai Campaign Reduces Consumer Demand for Illegal Wildlife Products by More than Half
The United States and Royal Thai Governments celebrated World Wildlife Day on March 3 noting that a joint awareness campaign has helped reduce the demand for ...
USAID Partners with Buddhist Leaders to Counter Beliefs that Drive Demand for Wildlife Products in Thailand
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) developed an action plan to counter ...
USAID Launches Video PSA against Rhino Horn Consumption in Vietnam
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Wildlife Asia project continues its work to stop the consumption of rhino horn in Vietnam with the launch ...
New Counter-Wildlife Trafficking Digest by USAID and Traffic Reveals Illicit Trade Routes for Pangolins
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, launched today the 3rd Annual Counter Wildlife ...
USAID and National Assembly of Vietnam Hold Second High-Level Dialogue to Strengthen Counter Wildlife Trafficking Efforts
HANOI, Vietnam – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Office of the National Assembly of Vietnam convened top government leaders and ...
USAID and Da Nang Local Government Partner to Reduce Demand for Wildlife Products
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Wildlife Asia project is partnering with the People’s Committee of Da Nang City to place public service ...
USAID and Thai Government Launch New Campaign on World Wildlife Day
In observance of World Wildlife Day, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and ...
Influential Thais Ask Public to Shun Ivory and Tiger Amulets
Bangkok, October 7, 2019 – As part of efforts to reduce the use of amulets made from endangered elephant and tigers, WildAid, the United States Agency for ...
Top Fashion Influencers Join USAID’s “Beautiful Without Ivory” Campaign
BANGKOK, September 20, 2019 – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a new lifestyle multi-media campaign today, “Beautiful Without Ivory”, ...
USAID Launches New Public Service Announcements to Tackle Rhino Horn Consumption
HANOI, December 18, 2019 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Wildlife Asia released two Public Service Announcements (PSAs) in ...
USAID Presented Suite of Pangolin Species Identification Resources at World’s Largest Wildlife Conference
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) presented a portfolio of pangolin species identification resources at the 18th Meeting of the Conference ...
Thai and Tanzanian Journalists Join Hands to Combat Wildlife Crime
BANGKOK, August 26, 2019 – This week in Thailand, journalists from Tanzania joined forces with their Thai counterparts to explore wildlife conservation and ...
USAID works alongside Vietnam’s National Assembly on effective wildlife conservation through demand reduction
HANOI, July 26, 2019 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through the USAID Wildlife Asia activity, in partnership with the Office of the ...
ASEAN Ministers Advance Commitments to Counter Illegal Wildlife Trade
Chiang Mai, March 21, 2019 - Association for Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) ministers gathered in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for the Special ASEAN Ministerial ...
Thailand’s Office of the Attorney General and USAID Launch Rapid Reference Guide to Help Prosecutors Fight Wildlife Crime
BANGKOK, March 20, 2019 – Thailand’s Office of the Attorney General and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Rapid Reference ...
Businesses in Vietnam Pledge to Fight Illegal Wildlife Consumption at USAID Workshop
QUY NHON, November 26, 2018 – Business leaders in Central Vietnam have pledged to actively combat illegal wildlife consumption, tapping new programs to shed ...
USAID Promotes Chi Initiative to Drive Down Demand for Rhino Horn
HANOI, August 28, 2018 – Today, the USAID Wildlife Asia project launched the third phase of the Chi Initiative, a program to help decrease consumer demand for ...
Thailand Studies Animal Care to Improve Survival of Pangolins
Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Wildlife ...
USAID Unveils Field Guide to Combat Pangolin Trafficking
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is marking World Pangolin Day on February 17 by unveiling a new guide to help law enforcement ...
Protect Wildlife (Philippines)
Protect Wildlife is a multi-pronged program that works to conserve biodiversity, protect wildlife, and sustain ecosystem services in ways that also improve the ...
Two hundred participants discussed innovations in counter wildlife trafficking organized by USAID Wildlife Asia in Bangkok
On 14-15 March, USAID Wildlife Asia activity hosted a unique conference on “Innovations in Counter Wildlife Trafficking” The event brought together 200 ...