Quang Tri, January 29–30, 2026, Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Program (WCS Vietnam), in collaboration with the Center for Rural Research and Development (CRRD), organized the second training course in the series training on “Preventing risks from illegal migration and violations of wildlife protection laws in Malaysia and Thailand.”
Mr. Pham Mau Tai, Deputy Director of CRRD, delivering the opening remarks at the training workshop, Quang Tri, January 2026
30 participants, including representatives of local authorities and socio-political organizations from Quang Ninh Commune and Bo Trach Commune, Quang Tri Province and Provincial Employment Service Center participated the training.
On the first day of the training, based on the action plans developed during training course 1, participants continued to discuss and propose solutions to prevent illegal migration and the illegal wildlife exploitation by local communities in Malaysia and Thailand. Through group work, participants developed detailed roadmaps for implementing communication plans tailored to specific target groups, using a variety of approaches such as loudspeaker broadcasting, social media, village meetings, and household visitings. These plans were reviewed and refined with input from trainers and fellow participants to ensure their feasibility and effectiveness in practical implementation.
Participants discussed the action plan, Quang Tri, January 2026.
On the second day of the training, participants had the opportunity to visit and learn about the operations of production facilities and households involved in the harvesting, processing, and trading of agarwood products in Truc Ly village, Quang Ninh commune, and Thanh Hung 2 village, Bo Trach commune. Through these field visits, participants gained a better understanding of the local context and practiced community communication skills, including disseminating information on legal regulations related to migration, residence, and wildlife exploitation in Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam to local residents. These practical activities enabled participants to draw lessons learned and revise communication content and methods to better suit the conditions and needs of each local community.
Participants implemented household visits and community outreach activities, Quang Tri, January 2026.
WCS Viet Nam and CRRD will continue to provide post-training technical support to assist participants in effectively implementing their action plans, thereby contributing to improved legal awareness among local communities and the prevention of violations of wildlife protection laws in Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
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).