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Site only in current section Advanced Search… Log in Navigation Toggle navigation Home About Implementing Partners CWT Partnership Forum CWT Partner Coordination Meeting - Jan 2023 CWT Partnership Forum II - Dec 2022 CWT Partnership Forum I - Sept 2021 News Articles Updates Press Releases Resources Reports Fact Sheets Infographics Consumer Demand Reduction Materials Law Enforcement Materials Legal and Policy Materials Tools Pangolin Guide Rapid Reference Guide Campaigns Pioneering SBCC Only Elephants Wear Ivory Best Wildlife Free Traveler No Ivory No Tiger Amulets Digital Deterrence Wildlife Free Gifting Beautiful Without Ivory A Good Life Is Free of Killing No to Ivory Souvenirs and Gifts Chi Initiative China’s Wildlife Protection Law Phases 1 and 2 I Am #IvoryFree Training CTOC Training Judicial Course OSINT You are here: Home Regional Counter Wildlife Trafficking Partner Coordination Meeting Report The Regional Counter Wildlife Trafficking Partner Coordination Meeting took place on January 12, 2023. Outcomes included a plan for the year ahead that provides a framework for enhanced coordination, a long-term vision for a coordination platform to advance CWT efforts, and the identification of key tools to support ongoing collaboration. Read more USAID, Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), and WildAid launched the "Only Elephants Wear Ivory Best" campaign to reduce the use and purchase of jewelry and accessories made from elephant ivory. The campaign features Cindy Sirinya Bishop, a Thai actress and supermodel, and Master Tossaporn Sritula, a renowned Thai astrology and feng shui expert, as wildlife demand reduction champions. Read more USAID RDW conducted three interrelated assessments to aid in planning future program directions and activities. The Political Economy Analysis, Civil Society and Social Inclusion Assessment, and One Health Landscape Assessment aim to provide insight into emerging opportunities to build upon biodiversity conservation work in the region. Download the Reports Here USAID Reducing Demand for Wildlife The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), working closely with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), addressed wildlife trafficking as a transnational crime through the USAID Reducing Demand for Wildlife (RDW) activity. The activity worked to reduce consumer demand for wildlife parts and products, strengthen law enforcement skills, enhance policy, legislation and jurisprudence and improve regional action to reduce wildlife crime in Southeast Asia and China. Elephant ivory, rhino horn, tiger as well as pangolins are among the top items illegally traded worldwide, and especially in Southeast Asia and China. Transcontinental organized wildlife crime decimates wildlife populations, destroying opportunities for local community wildlife-based livelihoods, and does not contribute to national revenues. Wildlife trafficking undermines the rule of law, supports corruption and money laundering, facilitates spread of zoonotic diseases, and has links to terrorism. https://wildlifeasia.rmportal.net/usaidwildlifeasia-home-page https://wildlifeasia.rmportal.net/@@site-logo/wildlife-asia-logo.png Campaign Highlight Videos Beyond raising public awareness, USAID Reducing Demand for Wildlife campaigns systematically used social and behavior change communication (SBCC) to reduce the demand for wildlife products in China, Thailand, and Vietnam. Only Elephants Wear Ivory Best Campaign Video with Cindy Bishop USAID, Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and WildAid launched the Only Elephants Wear Ivory Best” campaign in September 2022 to reduce the use and purchase of jewelry and accessories made from elephant ivory among women. More information No Ivory No Tiger Amulets Video Featuring Venerable Jutipa Tapasuthi The No Ivory No Tiger Amulets campaign aims to reduce demand for wildlife products among consumers driven by beliefs in these products’ spiritual powers. This video features Venerable Jutipa Tapasuthi, Manager of the Dhamanurak Foundation in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. More information Beautiful without Ivory Campaign Video Five influencers have committed to be champions of this campaign since they firmly believe that True Beauty Does Not Need Ivory. More information No Ivory No Tiger This campaign’s key message is "How can amulets made from elephant ivory and tiger fangs protect you, when these animals cannot even protect their own lives?" See other campaigns A Good Life is Free from Killing A revered monk, a famous actor and rescue volunteer, and a TV personality promote messages challenging spiritual beliefs in the use of ivory as tiger fangs as amulets.. More information No To Ivory Souvenirs and Gifts The campaign outlines two priorities: taking strategic actions to conserve the world’s most important biodiversity, and integrating biodiversity and other sectorssuch as economic growth, food security, and healthto achieve greater conservation and development results. More information China Wildlife Initiative has undertaken a continuous campaign to promote the updated Wildlife Protection Law (WPL) in China enacted in January 1, 2017. The approach for this campaign is to focus on raising awareness and understanding of the updated law, particularly penalties that are linked to consumption of illegal wildlife, especially the four focal species – pangolin, elephant, rhino and tiger. Learn more Visit our Campaign page for related information and more videos News Feb 23, 2023 · News Item Wildlife Conservationists Celebrate USAID’s Accomplishments in Reducing Demand for Wildlife Products in Southeast Asia From reducing consumer demand for illegal wildlife products to advancing regional coordination, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Reducing Demand for Wildlife project helped Southeast Asia countries counter wildlife trafficking and better conserve their wildlife for future generations. Feb 03, 2023 · News Item USAID launches a campaign to challenge spiritual beliefs about wildlife products Spiritual beliefs drive wildlife consumption in Thailand, which feeds demand for illegal products from across the region. Feb 02, 2023 · News Item USAID leads collective regional action to combat wildlife trafficking With an increasing number of organizations working to counter wildlife trafficking (CWT) in Southeast Asia, there is a need for better coordination to prevent overlap and amplify impact. Dec 28, 2022 · News Item USAID shares findings from a review of nine highly effective campaigns that reduced demand for wildlife products in China, Thailand, and Vietnam Best practices from social and behavior change communication (SBCC) campaigns to reduce demand for wildlife products need to be shared to expand knowledge and acceptance of this methodology. SBCC uses scientific data driven approaches and marketing principles to target consumers with tailored messages to influence attitudes and behaviors. More News... Tools ASEAN Handbook on Legal Cooperation to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade 2021 The ASEAN Handbook on Legal Cooperation to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade 2021 provides key updates to the original version, which was first launched in 2016. It maps the legal framework and policies in the ASEAN region for combatting illegal wildlife trade. Pangolin Species Identification Guide: A Rapid Assessment Tool for Field and Desk: This guide is designed to help you confidently identify the eight species of pangolin, and when possible, body parts and scales even when removed from the animal. Social and Behavior Change Communication Demand Reduction Guidebook This Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Guidebook is intended for use by individuals and organizations in planning, implementing, and evaluating SBCC activities and campaigns to reduce consumer demand for illegal wildlife products or to promote desired...