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USAID launched a new lifestyle multi-media campaign today, “Beautiful Without Ivory”, that aims to deter women from buying and wearing ivory jewelry and accessories and reduce social acceptability of ivory products.
U.S. Ambassador Rena Bitter announced a Disaster Declaration, and the immediate release of $100,000 in emergency relief in flood-affected areas of southern Laos. The people of the United States are concerned about the ongoing floods in southern Laos and are proud to support the people of the Lao PDR during this difficult time.
This week in Thailand, journalists from Tanzania joined forces with their Thai counterparts to explore wildlife conservation and trafficking issues. The trip was part of a two-way exchange. In June, Thai journalists traveled to Tanzania to learn about wildlife trafficking from a source country perspective. The Thai side of the exchange focuses on issues related to the demand for illegal wildlife products.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through the USAID Wildlife Asia activity, in partnership with the Office of the National Assembly, brought together top government leaders and relevant stakeholders today for a featured dialogue aimed at evaluating the country’s communication work on endangered species conservation. The high-level event reflects a deliberative process to put forward concerted demand reduction efforts that will bring an end to the consumption of illegal wildlife products in Vietnam.
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) convened representatives from Coral Triangle member countries in Dili, Timor-Leste, to continue the region’s progress toward fully traceable, sustainable and equitable fisheries.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, secure, and market-driven energy sector in Asia. USAID Asia Bureau Acting Assistant Administrator Gloria Steele and Director General of ADB’s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, Tomoyuki Kimura signed the partnership agreement at the Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF).
On November 24, Business leaders in Central Vietnam have pledged to actively combat illegal wildlife consumption, tapping new programs to shed light on wildlife crime and myths about consumption that are driving the trade in and through the country.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) showcased their development contributions to the strong and enduring 200-year U.S.-Thailand relationship at the 5th TICA Connect event held today at CentralWorld Shopping Complex.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided $50,000 to support the humanitarian assistance efforts of Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) for the people in Hokkaido, Japan, affected by the recent earthquake.
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