Thua Thien Hue, September 24, 2024, Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Office (WCS Viet Nam) in collaboration with the Faculty of Criminal Law, University of Law, Hue University organized a seminar on “Assessing the risks of violations in the wildlife management and enforcement of wildlife protection legislation”.
Participants in the seminar, Thua Thien Hue, September 2024
About 50 participants who are representatives of wildlife management authorities, law enforcement and judicial agencies, anti-corruption bodies, press agencies, legal training and research institutions, legal experts attended the seminar.
To contribute to enhancing the effectiveness of law enforcement on wildlife protection as outlined in the National Strategy on Biodiversity to 2030, with a vision to 2050, and the action plan on “Strengthening the prevention and combat of biodiversity crimes by 2030, with a vision to 2050,” since June 2024, WCS Viet Nam has worked with national experts in anti-corruption and wildlife protection to conduct international experience studies and developed a survey plan on assessing the risks of violations in the wildlife management and enforcement of wildlife protection legislation in Viet Nam.
Therefore, this seminar was organized to update and inform participants of the situation of illegal wildlife trade (IWT) in Viet Nam, the relationship between corruption and IWT, as well as the risks of violations in the management of wildlife supply chains. Participants also shared of the international experiences in preventing and combating corruption in the IWT. During the seminar, WCS Viet Nam also consulted with participants of the feasibility of a survey plan on assessing the risks of violations in the wildlife management and enforcement of wildlife protection legislation in Viet Nam and discussed the effective preventive measures.
Ms. Ha Le Thuy shared on the relationship between corruption and IWT, Thua Thien Hue, September 2024
The seminar was conducted within the framework of the project “Scaling up efforts to counter wildlife trafficking in Viet Nam” funded by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), United States Department of State, implemented by WCS in Viet Nam.