https://cambodia.wcs.org RSS feeds for WCS Cambodia 60 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/17587/wild-health-net-transition-meeting.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=17587 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=17587&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/17587/wild-health-net-transition-meeting.aspx (Phnom Penh) - Last week, the WCS Cambodia Wildlife Health Program organized a final meeting for the DTRA-supported WildHealthNet initiative. The purpose of the meeting was to share WildHealthNet activities and achievements over the last 3 years and discuss opportunities for network partners to maintain wildlife health surveillance during this transition to ensure long-term sustainability of the network. WildHealthNet was initiated in late 2018 with the objective to support capacity building within government agencies to implement a Wildlife Health Surveillance Network in the Lower Mekong Region (Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam) in order to detect, monitor, and report especially dangerous pathogens in wildlife. Since July 2019, over 100 wildlife mortality and morbidity events have been detected across the country and over 400 network participants have been trained. Some accomplishments include the detection of African swine fever in wild boar, multi-sector One Health response to highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 outbreaks, and collaboration with the animal health department for a lumpy skin disease vaccination campaign in cattle to protect endangered wild ruminants. This meeting was an opportunity for network participants to reflect on the development of the Wildlife Health Surveillance Network in Cambodia and how it can be sustained in the future through ongoing collaboration and engagement across government agencies and One Health partners. rleak@wcs.org Fri, 13 May 2022 07:48:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:17587 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/14022/wcs-provides-assistance-on-a-lion-bone-trafficking-case.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=14022 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=14022&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/14022/wcs-provides-assistance-on-a-lion-bone-trafficking-case.aspx Untitled Document On 2nd March 2020, WCS met with representatives of Customs, Police, Forestry Administration, Phnom Penh Court and Wildlife Alliance, to discuss technical support to a case of suspected lion bone trafficking. The meeting followed a seizure of >280kg big cat bones made by the Ministry of Interior’s Counter-Counterfeit Committee, Ministry of Commerce, and Phnom Penh Customs in late December, which resulted in the arrest of two Vietnamese nationals in connection with the shipment. WCS provided a briefing to the agencies present on the status and dynamics of lion bone trade, and recommended enquiries to encourage further investigation of this case. As a result, a number of bones from the seizure were formally transferred to the Forestry Administration, and genetic analysis was conducted by TRACE/UNODC and these have been confirmed as lion bone. WCS will continue to follow the progress of this case and provide assistance to our government partners as necessary. This work was funded by the UK Government through the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, the U.S. Department of State, and by the GIZ commissioned by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. rleak@wcs.org Mon, 02 Mar 2020 05:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:14022 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/14021/raising-awareness-of-wildlife-trafficking.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=14021 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=14021&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/14021/raising-awareness-of-wildlife-trafficking.aspx Untitled Document In July 2019 WCS in collaboration with the Club of Cambodian Journalists, organized a workshop on "the role of the media in responding to the wildlife trafficking”, to increase the interest of journalists and the coverage of wildlife trafficking issues in the Cambodian media. Seventy-nine Cambodian journalists participated and national media (print, online and tv) covered the event. The workshop was funded by the UK Government through the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund. rleak@wcs.org Tue, 23 Jul 2019 05:53:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:14021 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/14017/technical-meeting-between-viet-nam-and-cambodia-on-strengthening-cross-border-collaboration-to-combat-wildlife-trafficking.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=14017 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=14017&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/14017/technical-meeting-between-viet-nam-and-cambodia-on-strengthening-cross-border-collaboration-to-combat-wildlife-trafficking.aspx Da Nang, March 25-26, 2019 -- Representatives from Customs of Viet Nam and Cambodia and Cambodian National Police met to discuss cross-border collaboration to combat wildlife trafficking in a two-day meeting in Da Nang, Viet Nam on 25-26 March. The meeting provided an opportunity for participants to share information on the roles of each agency, typical cases of cross-border wildlife trafficking, and sophisticated tactics of traders, highlighting that intelligence sharing between Customs and Police of Cambodia and Viet Nam will increase the effectiveness of authorities’ actions against illegal activities related to wildlife. Viet Nam’s custom officers emphasised that they would review and update collaboration their procedures and focal contacts, as well as promoting counter wildlife trafficking as a high priority issue for their agency. The meeting also highlighted the need for improved national and international inter-agency coordination and strengthened cross-border collaboration to allow in-depth investigations of wildlife trafficking. This technical meeting between Viet Nam and Cambodia on strengthening cross-border collaboration to combat wildlife trafficking was carried out with the support of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), United States Department of State and was funded by the UK Government through the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund. rleak@wcs.org Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:55:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:14017 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/14020/wcs-ministry-of-justice-discuss-cooperation-to-combat-wildlife-trafficking.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=14020 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=14020&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/14020/wcs-ministry-of-justice-discuss-cooperation-to-combat-wildlife-trafficking.aspx Phnom Penh -- In March 2019 the Ministry of Justice and WCS jointly organized a workshop on transnational wildlife trafficking at Phnom Penh Hotel. Seventy-six participants including Judges and Prosecutors from each of the 24 provinces and staff from the Ministry of Justice participated in the workshop to discuss and develop recommendations on how to strengthen efforts to combat wildlife trafficking in Cambodia. The meeting focused on key issues including investigations of trafficking and the management of confiscated wildlife products. The workshop was funded by the UK Government through the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund. rleak@wcs.org Wed, 13 Mar 2019 05:20:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:14020 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/10830/final-meeting-of-the-eu-funded-lacanet-project-on-wildlife-health.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=10830 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10830&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/10830/final-meeting-of-the-eu-funded-lacanet-project-on-wildlife-health.aspx The Laos Cambodia One Health Network brought together various stakeholders from government, NGOs, private sector and health experts to.... meng@wcs.org Sun, 17 Dec 2017 20:40:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10830 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/10787/local-communities-obtain-approval-for-community-protected-areas-establishment.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=10787 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10787&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/10787/local-communities-obtain-approval-for-community-protected-areas-establishment.aspx Local communities in three villages have received approvals from the provincial authority and Ministry of Environment (MoE) to establish Community Protected... meng@wcs.org Wed, 29 Nov 2017 23:38:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10787