Wildlife Action Inc

RECLAIMING THE DECIMATED WESTERN REGION OF THUMA FOREST RESERVE, MALAWI, FOR ELEPHANT HABITAT

OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR THE WILDLIFE ACTION GROUP - MALAWI FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE THUMA FOREST RESERVE AND DEDZA-SALIMA FOREST RESERVE ELEPHANT POP

THE BIODIVERSITY, CULTURE, ECONOMY AND LOCATION OF VIETNAM HAVE MADE IT A KEY PRODUCER, CONSUMER AND TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR TRAFFICKED WILDLIFE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING IN VIETNAM BY DELIVERING THE FIRST-EVER MASTER'S DEGREE COURSE ON COMBATING ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE IN VIETNAM AND SOUTHEAST ASIA AND EMPOWERING A NEW GENERATION OF VIETNAMESE NATIONALS TO ADDRESS THEIR NATION'S SUBSTANTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE CONSERVATION OF A BROAD RANGE OF SPECIES OF FAUNA AND FLORA THAT ARE THREATENED BY ILLEGAL TRADE BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACT OF VIETNAM'S HISTORICALLY LOW CAPACITY FOR COUNTERING A TRADE WITH WHICH IT IS PROFOUNDLY ASSOCIATED. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) ESTABLISHING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MASTER'S COURSE IN COMBATING THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF VINH (VINH CITY, NGHE AN PROVINCE), STARTING WITH TWO SHORT COURSES FOR MASTER'S STUDENTS AND APPROPRIATE NGO AND GOVERNMENT STAFF IN 2020 AND 2021; (2) FACILITATING WORK PLACEMENTS FOR COURSE PARTICIPANTS BY PARTNERING WITH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS; AND (3) COORDINATING COURSE PARTICIPANTS' RESEARCH PROJECTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO ASPECTS OF THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE.