In Ha Noi, March 28-29, 2025, and Ninh Binh, March 30, 2025, Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Office (WCS Viet Nam) organized a training on “Applying the problem-oriented wildlife protection in legal research for law students”.
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Le Huynh Tan Duy - Deputy Head of the Faculty of Criminal Law, Head of the Department of Criminal Procedure Law, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, share with students, Ha Noi, March 2025
15 law students from the University of Law – Viet Nam National University in Hanoi (VNU-UL) and Hanoi Law University (HLU) with feasible abstracts were selected to participate in the training course that was delivered by WCS team and trainers from Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (HCMULAW).
On the first day of the training, students were updated on the legal framework on wildlife protection, situation of wildlife violations and crime in Viet Nam, and law enforcement responses. They were also provided with information of the involvement of Vietnamese in illegal wildlife poaching and agarwood harvesting in Thailand and Malaysia, and the possibility to apply the problem-oriented wildlife protection (POWP) approach to solve this issue.
On the second day of the training, students were trained in using the POWP approach in conducting legal research and developing legal articles on wildlife protection topics that can be submitted for publication in national and international journals. Particularly, students received feedback from the trainers and WCS to finalize their research topics as well as improve their abstracts.
Students had an opportunity to explore the wildlife rescue efforts in Cuc Phuong National Park on the last day of the training. This field trip helped students to gain practical insights into wildlife protection in Viet Nam that can be useful for their research plans.
Students visit wildlife rescue centers at Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, March 2025
The training was 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).