ESABIITrainingofTrainers(ToT)onCITESPOLICIESandIDENTIFICATIONof
ThreatenedSpecies,March9–12,2015
VISTANAKualaLumpurTitiwangsa,KualaLumpur,Malaysia
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REPORTSUMMARYThe Training of Trainers (ToT) on CITES Policies and Identification of ThreatenedSpecieswasheldfrom9till12March2015attheVistanaKualaLumpurTitiwangsa,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The three and halfͲday workshop was conducted under theframeworkoftheEastandSoutheastAsiaBiodiversityInformationInitiative(ESABII),
andorganizedandgenerouslyfundedbyMinistryoftheEnvironment,Japan.ItwascoͲ
hostedbytheASEANͲWEN,IndonesianInstituteofSciences(LIPI)andTrafficSoutheast
Asia.
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Representatives from the Biodiversity center, Ministry of the Environment, Japan,
lecturersfromTRAFFICSoutheastAsiaandIndonesianInstituteofScienceswerewerepresentattheopeningceremony.
Present at this workshop were a total of 15 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR,
Thailand,Vietnam,MongolandMalaysia.Theworkshop’sobjectivesweretobuildthe
capacity of participants from East and Southeast Asian countries to deliver training
modules on CITES, the wildlife trade, relevant national laws and policies, and theidentification of reptile species found in trade in this region (Agenda and List of
AttendeesattachedasAppendixA&Brespectively).
The first day of the workshop focused on the topics of preparation and organisation
skills essential to conducting a successful training. There was also a session on
presentationtechniques,andanotheronthedifferentwaysinwhichpeoplelearnandhow to ensure that training include aspects of each to help ensure that knowledge
taughtisretained.ThesetopicswerepresentedbyMs.ClaireBeastallandMs.ReneeYeefromTRAFFICSoutheastAsia.
On the second day, morning session was held under the pertinent modules of the
WTRC lectured by Ms. Beastall and Ms. Yee from Traffic and focused on the CITESpermitexercise.Intheafternoonsession,threespecialistinvitedfromLIPIorganizedasession on the ferns and orchid listed in CITES. Dr. Bayu Adjie and Dr. Wita Wardanigave lectures on the ferns, and Dr. Irawati delivered a presentation on CITES listed
orchid.On the third day, participants were brought to Forest Research Institute of Malaysia
(FRIM) for oneͲday field study on the identification of CITES listed plants especiallyfernsandorchids.ThetrainerforthistopicwasDr.Irawati(Orchidspecialist),Dr.Bayu
AdjieandDr.WitaWardani(Fernsspecialist).UndertheguidanceofFRIMstaff,Dr.Lau
KauHoo,participantswerebroughttobotanicgarden,herbariumandthenaturetrail.For the last day of the training, participants learned the actual cased of smuggling
techniquescommonlyusedinthetradeamongSoutheastAsiancountries.OneofthehighlightsofthelastdaywasthatoneparticipantfromMongoliareportedthecurrent
trendoftraderelatedtoCITESinMongoliaandupdatedthesituationofthecountry
sincetheirfirstparticipationinlastyear.ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ
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DAY1SUMMARY
Theworkshopbeganwiththeopeningceremony,withMr.HidehisaTakahashi,deputy
director and Dr. Hidetsugu Miwa, technical officer representing the Ministry of theEnvironment,Japan,Ms.Irawati,formerdirectorfromLIPI,andMs.ClaireBeastallandMs. Renee Yee from TRAFFIC in Southeast Asia. Mr. Takahashi officiated the ToT
coursewithabriefspeech,encouragingdelegatestoparticipateandshareexperienceswitheachotherasthecourseprovidesausefulopportunityfornetworkingamongst
theSoutheastAsianandotherAsiannations.
TheTrainingofTrainers(ToT)coursethencontinuedwithMs.ClaireBeastallandMs.
Renee Yee providing key techniques and sharing experiences on how to organize asuccessful training programme. It began with a quick overview of the ToT, providingtheobjectivesofthecourse,theagendaandexpectationsofboththeorganizersand
the participants. The next session, ‘How to Plan a Workshop’, emphasized theimportance of good organization and logistics, with the main message being that
preparation is the key to success. These sessions were followed with ‘Making a
Presentation’and‘TrainingforLearning’.Keytechniquesincludekeepingthelanguagesimple, ensuring that key points are clearly defined, providing good visuals and
encouragingparticipationfromtheaudience.Thepresentersalsofrequentlyreminded
participants that creativity and flexibility are also important to ensuring that anytrainingprogrammerunssmoothly.Themorningsessionwasconcludedby‘UsingtheTrainingManagementPackage(TMPs)’.
TheafternoonsessionwasinitiatedwiththeWTRC(WildlifeTradeRegulationsCourse)
module organized by Traffic on topics such as a general introduction to theinternational wildlife trade, the Convention on International Trade of EndangeredSpecies of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) and the CITES Appendices. The ‘Using theCITESAppendices’presentationincludedanexerciseallowingparticipantstopracticewhattheyhadlearnt,givingthemanopportunitytolookthroughtherecentlyupdated
CITESappendicestolookfortheCITESlistingforavarietyofspeciesselectedbythe
trainer.ThispracticalexercisewasfacilitatedbyMs.BeastallandMs.YeefromTraffic
SoutheastAsia.
DAY2SUMMARY
ThefirstsessiononDay2was‘CITESPermitsandCertificates’and‘FraudulentPermits’.
Thepresentationonfraudulentpermitswasfollowedbyapracticalexerciseallowingparticipants to find errors on a ‘fake’ permit. Those interesting lecturers for thismorningsessionwerealsoconductedbyMs.ReneeYeeandMs.ClaireBeastallfrom
TRAFFICSoutheastAsia.Accordingtothoselectures,themainobjectiveofthissessionwas to lead the participants through the presentations that they may deliver when
conducting training back in their home countries. There was also focus on both thepresentation materials and the important facts and figures which can be included asbackground material when teaching these presentations, with the presenters
frequentlyremindingparticipantstoreviseandupdatematerialswhenevernecessary.
Participants were also introduced to both the learning activities for the CITESAppendicesandFraudulentCITESpermits.Thosewhoprovidedcorrectanswersweregivensmallrewards.
AsanewchallengeoftheCITESToTtrainingthisyear,theafternoonsessionfocusedontheplantsespeciallyfernsandorchidsrelatedtoCITES.Thefirstpresentationwas
givenbyDr.BayuAdjiefromBaliBotanicgardenon‘IdentificationofCITESͲlistedPlans.
Identification of Tree ferns’. As a fern specialist who had deeply engaged in ESABII
training,Dr.Bayuintroducedthegeneralinformationoftreeferns,anditseconomic
importancewhichcausedtheregulationofinternationaltrade.Dr.WitaWardanifrom
Bogor Botanic Garden presented on ‘The Scaly Tree Ferns (Cyathaceae) and its
management under CITES regulation: Case Study in Indonesia.’ Dr. Wita brieflyintroduced the history of Indonesia’s commitment on CITES and focused on themanagementofscalytreefernsbasedontheNDFassessmentanditsworkingprogram.
Dr. Irawati from Bogor Botanic Garden presented ‘Orchid and CITES’ with visualized
presentationfiles.Sinceorchidisthelargestfamilyofthefloweringplantsanditmuch
attracted people’s concern with its beautiful appearance, all orchids are listed in
Appendix I and II (Annotation no. 10 and footnote #4). Lecturers invited fromIndonesia are generously introduced the situation of the plant trade related to thecurrentCITESsituation.
DAY3SUMMARYOnthethirddayoftheworkshop,participantswenttotheForestResearchInstituteof
Malaysia (FRIM) for one day session on CITES listed plant species. After the briefintroduction of FRIM by Dr. Sam Yen Yen (Senior Research Officer: FRIM), all
participantswerebroughttoKepongBotanicGarden(insideFRIM)attendedbyDr.LauKah Hoo (Research Officer: FRIM) and Ms. Syahida Emiza Suhaimi (Research Officer:
FRIM). In Kepong botanic garden, three specialist of ferns and orchids from LIPI
activelyassistedthetour,whichofferedagoodonͲsitetraininginordertoidentifythe
specieslistedinCITESregulation.The afternoon session began after moving to the Herbarium. In this session, Dr.WardaniandDr.Irawatitooktheleadofherbariumtour,theretheparticipantsmuchlearnedhowtoidentifythelistedspeciesandthemanagementofspecimens.Thelast
sessioninFRIMwasthenaturetrail,whichguidedbyMr.Wan(natureguide:FRIM).In
naturetrail,Ms.BeastallandMs.YeefromTrafficalsosupportedtheobservationof
insectsandanimalsinthenature.DAY4SUMMARY
Thefinaldayoftheworkshopincluded‘CommonlyTradedSpeciesinSoutheastAsia’
whichshowedthedetailsofwildlifetradecaseͲstudiesfoundineachASEANcountriesand the techniques commonly used by wildlife smugglers presented by Ms. BeastallandMsYee.Forthe‘SmugglingTechnique’presentation,thepresentergaveexamplesof a variety of smuggling styles and techniques commonly used to smuggle wildlife;
with a selection of props passed around to give the participants an idea of these
techniques. The presenter recommended that those organizing their own courseshouldobtainwildlifeproductsthathavebeenseizedandmaketheseavailableattheirowntrainings.
The custom bureau of Mongolia firstly participated ToT training in the last year and
dispatchedfivedelegatestothetrainingthisyear.OneoftheMongoliandelegateswasgiven an opportunity to share the experiences of smuggling case in Mongolia. Ms.Munkhzul Orolmaa from Mongolian custom delivered a presentation about thesmugglingcasefoundinMongolcustom.
Throughout the 3 and half day training workshop, participants were guided throughrelevantmodulesoftheWTRC.Trainingmaterialsgivenincludedthespeakers’notes,
providing participants with some background knowledge and further examples
relevanttotheslides.Intheclosingceremony,Dr.HidetsuguMiwafromMinistryoftheEnvironment,Japan
concludedthe3andhalfdayworkshopwithhisappreciationfortheparticipationofeachdelegatesandcontributionoflecturersfromLIPIandTrafficSoutheastAsia.The
delegates from Mongolia presented Ministry of the Environment, Japan with acommemorative gift (gold plaque engraved with an eagle: symbol of Mongolian
customs)asanexpressionofgratitude.Asannouncedinthelastyear,theIdentificationSheetsforWildlifeSpeciesTradedinSoutheastAsiawasalreadytranslatedineachlocallanguageofASEANandMongolia.
It was provided for each participant with USB devise containing all presentation
materials. The leaflet of ESABII, APͲBON and the biodiversity center, Ministry of theEnvironment, Japan were also distributed to each participants and those who
contributedtothefieldstudyinFRIM.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their
contributionoftimeandexpertise:Æ
MinistryoftheEnvironmentͲJapan
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ASEANWildlifeEnforcementNetworkÆ
TrafficSoutheastAsiaÆIndonesianInstituteofScience(LIPI)
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ANNEXES
AppendixA Agenda
AppendixB ListofAttendees
AppendixC Photos
AppendixD PresentationMaterials