On December 05-06, 2024, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Office (WCS Viet Nam) organized a " Project introduction meeting and training on wildlife crime prevention."
Mr. Pham Thanh Trung, Program Manager, WCS Viet Nam shares about project activities, Ha Noi, December 2024
In recent years, the tiger population in Malaysia has significantly declined due to illegal hunting, trading, and transportation of tigers and tiger products. Analysis of arrests in Malaysia has revealed a large number of involved Vietnamese people, particularly those from Quang Binh province and other central provinces. To prevent and reduce the involvement of Vietnamse people in illegal hunting, trading, and transportation of wildlife in Malaysia and from Malaysia to Viet Nam, WCS Viet Nam and WCS Malaysia, in collaboration with partners in both countries, have developed and implemented the project “Transboundary problem-solving to prevent the international trafficking of Malayan tigers”.
To provide an overview of the project and the activities to be implemented in both countries, WCS Viet Nam organized a project introduction meeting and consulted with local partners on the implementation plan for some activities in Viet Nam. The meeting was attended by 10 representatives from 4 social organizations operating in Quang Binh province and lecturers from the Law School, Viet Nam National University, Hanoi.
MSc. Le Xuan Luc, Hanoi Procuracy University, shares about crime prevention theory, Ha Noi, December 2024
During this event, WCS Viet Nam also conducted a training on the basic theoretical framework for wildlife crime prevention. The participants were updated on the legal violations related to wildlife protection in Viet Nam as well as the situation of illegal trade and transportation of wildlife from Malaysia to Viet Nam. Based on this, the participants discussed crime prevention measures and practiced applying legal communication activities in wildlife crime prevention.
MSc. Hoang Hai Yen, Hanoi Procuracy University, shares about skills in planning and implementing legal dissemination and communication, Ha Noi, December 2024
The meeting and training were conducted within the framework of the project “Transboundary problem-solving to prevent the international trafficking of Malayan tigers” funded by the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund (IWTCF) under the UK Government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).