Mekong - U.S. Partnership
Thousands of Stolen Turtles Returned to Wild After U.S.Government-supported Enforcement Training and Operation
More than two thousand rare turtles confiscated from traffickers last month in a U.S. government-supported cross border law enforcement operation were successfully repatriated to their native wild home in Indonesia on February 13.The “Pig-nosed” turtles (Carettochelys insculpta) were confiscated in Hong Kong on January 12th by local authorities after they received a tip-off during a global wildlife…
Newsletter to Promote Grassroots Equity in the Lower Mekong Forests
USAID's Grassroots Equity and Enhanced Networks in the Mekong Program recently released the second issue of its bi-annual newsletter that showcases news and views on social equity in forest-based climate change mitigation policy and highlights equity resources from the region and beyond.The most recent issue shares updates on ongoing and upcoming program activities such as…
Advancing ASEAN Forestry and Climate Change Policy Development
From January 27 to February 7, 19 senior forestry officials from all 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States gather to study Australia and New Zealand’s experience in implementing forestry-related emissions reduction policies. The policy exchange in New Zealand was hosted by the ASEAN Regional Knowledge Network on Forestry and Climate Change, in…
Global Wildlife Protection Operation Cobra II Achieves Impressive Results
From December 2013 through January 2014, law enforcement officers from 28 countries conducted a ground-breaking, global operation to combat wildlife poaching and trafficking, code-named “Operation Cobra II.” The month-long operation and capacity building activity promoted cross-border law enforcement cooperation and is drawing praise from the conservation community for its impressive results, including more than 400…
Shark Fin Campaign Attracts Another Large Hotel Group
The Kasemkij’s Cape and Kantary regional hotel chain joined the Fin Free Thailand campaign this week, vowing never to serve shark fin soup on the menus of their 17 hotels. The entire Kasemkij Group joined the consumption reduction campaign which continues to grow, bringing the total of prominent hotels and restaurants joining the campaign to…
USAID Builds Foundation for Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programs in the Region
On February 4, 2014 at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand, experts from the USAID Low Emissions Asian Development (LEAD) program discussed the fundamentals and global best practices of corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting programs with 24 officials from Thailand’s Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.USAID…
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Refining Climate Adaptation and Resilience Approaches for Local Communities in the Lower Mekong
The USAID Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change project organized a two-day meeting in Bangkok, Thailand to focus on its technical approach to supporting community climate change adaptation in the Lower Mekong Basin. Participants, including International Union for Conservation of Nature, World Wildlife Fund, and Asian Management and Development Institute, represented project sites in…
Local Governance Tool Builds Climate Resilience in Thailand and Vietnam
Under the USAID Mekong–Building Climate Resilience in Asian Cities program, the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, the Vietnam National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies, and the Thailand Environment Institute released a new report, Assessing City Resilience: Lessons from Using the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Local Government Self-Assessment…
USAID and Thailand to Cooperate on Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
From January 20 to 24, experts from the USAID Low Emissions Asian Development program met with officials from Thailand’s Greenhouse Gas Management Organization under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to discuss development of a greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program for businesses and organizations in Thailand.The U.S. and Thai programs agreed to collaborate on…
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Fin Free Thailand Campaign Hits the Beach to Reduce Consumption of Shark Fin
On January 18, Fin Free Thailand hosted a Shark Conservation Awareness event on Koh Chang, Thailand’s 2nd largest island. Nearly one year since the USAID-funded Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking project supported the launch of Fin Free Thailand, the consumption reduction campaign continues to gain strength with nearly 100 prominent hotels and restaurants…
