Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Vietnam, Cambodia cooperate in protecting wild animals

27 Apr, 2011
Source: VOV

(VOV) - Vietnamese and Cambodian law enforcement agencies held a talk in the southern Tay Ninh province on April 27 and 28 to strengthen cooperation in fighting against illegal smuggling of wild animals at the two countries’ border areas.

The event was co-organised by the General Forestry Office under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Tay Ninh provincial People’s Committee with the technical assistance from the wildlife trade monitoring network (TRAFFIC) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).

This is part of a project titled “Future of Tigers” which is funded by the World Bank through the Global Environment Fund.

Two similar talks between Vietnam and Laos will be held in late May. The ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN WEN) was established in December 1, 2005 and has ten members from Southeast Asian nations.

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