Training of Trainers (ToT) on CITES Policies and Identification of Threatened Species(Reptiles)
17 – 20 January 2011
Novotel Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
REPORT SUMMARYThe Training of Trainers (ToT) on CITES Policies and Identification of Threatened Species(Reptiles) was held from 17 till 20 January 2011 at the Novotel Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The four‐day workshop was co‐organised by the ASEAN
Centre for Biodiversity, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network(WEN), and the Ministry of the Environment‐Japan with support from the Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environment Malaysia and the Japan ASEAN Integration Fund.
Representatives from the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), TRAFFIC Southeast Asia,
ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN‐WEN) Program Coordination Unit and Japan
Wildlife Research Centre (JWRC) were present at the opening ceremony (Press releaseattached as Appendix A).
Present at this workshop were a total of 35 participants from all ASEAN Member Countries
and observers from two of the ASEAN+3 nations (Japan and China). The workshop’s
objectives were to build the capacity of participants from ASEAN countries to deliver
training modules on CITES, the wildlife trade, relevant national laws and policies, and theidentification of reptile species found in trade in this region (Agenda and List of Attendees
attached as Appendix B & C respectively).
A pre‐workshop evaluation indicated that 100% of the respondents had heard of CITES, but
only 81% were able to accurately define it. More than half of the respondents (55%) had
never received any CITES training before and 77% had not attended any specific training oftrainer course. Respondents’ selections in other questions indicated species identification istheir top priority when it comes to improving the capacity of wildlife enforcement officers(Compilation of pre‐workshop evaluation attached as Appendix D).
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 different styles of learning. These topics were presented by two
guest lecturers, Professor John Soussan and Ms. Hilary Craig.
On the second day, participants were brought to the National Zoo of Malaysia for a half day
session on the identification of reptile species commonly traded in the region. The trainer
for this topic was Mr. Christopher R. Shepherd from TRAFFIC Southeast Asia. Before the endof the second day, participants were introduced to the Wildlife Trade Regulations Course(WTRC) and the Training of Trainer’s Training Management Package (TMPs).

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For the last two days of the training, participants were guided through pertinent modules ofthe WTRC. Notes of these presentations were included in their training materials to help theparticipants further understand the topic and delivery of the course materials to others.
Activities, such as quizzes, that are part of the WTRC were also conducted and discussed togive the participants an idea of how they could make training more interesting and provide
participants with the opportunity to practice what they had been taught. Comments
received in post‐workshop evaluation indicated that most participants enjoyed thesesessions and found that they were useful to their own learning.
The post‐workshop evaluation was largely positive and indicated that respondents learnt
useful knowledge and skills related to their work (97%). A majority (90.9%) also indicatedthey have benefited from the course (Compilation of post‐workshop evaluation attached as
Appendix E). Participants were also encouraged to provide additional comments orsuggestions about the Training of Trainers, WTRC and/or the TMP (Compilation of their
responses attached as Appendix F).
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The workshop began with opening remarks by representatives of each of the co‐organisers.
Mr. Manop Lauprasert, Senior Official from the ASEAN‐WEN Program Coordination Unit; Dr.
Monina T. Uriarte, Capacity Building Specialist from ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity and Dr.
William Schaedla, Regional Director of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia gave brief opening speeches.
Mr. Tatsuya Horikiri, Researcher from Japan Wildlife Research Centre representing the
Ministry of the Environment, Japan gave a brief introduction to the East & Southeast Asia
Biodiversity Information Initiative (ESABII) in a power point presentation. Mr. Manop
Lauprasert followed with a presentation on the ASEAN‐WEN.
The main sessions on the first day was led by Professor John Soussan and Ms. Hilary Craig.
John Soussan is a Professor in the Stockholm Environment Institute and Science Director of
the Stockholm Environment Institute Asia Centre in Bangkok. His work focuses on thepeople‐resource‐policy relationships in developing countries, with in particular a focus on
Asia. John has worked in over 50 countries and has expertise in a range of environment anddevelopment issues. Ms. Hilary Craig has over thirty years’ experience in teaching. She is a
specialist in learning in both adults and children and is internationally recognised as aninnovative educator and a dynamic workshop presenter.
Professor Soussan’s session started with ‘How to Plan a Course’, which provided tips on how
to plan and structure a successful workshop or training programme, with the main message
that preparation is the key to success. He also emphasized on the importance of goodorganization and logistics. Key tips for participants included; i) adherence to the timing of
the agenda, ii) confidence, iii) flexibility and observance of participants’ reactions, iv) review
each day of the training, and v) provide the participants a chance to evaluate the training.
During a short discussion session following his presentation, Professor Soussan also
encouraged the participants to ascertain the level of experience, professional background,objectives and motivations of their participants for attending training.

2The next session by Professor Soussan was titled ‘Making A Presentation’. In this session, hefocused on key techniques for making a good presentation. The main guidelines consisted ofi) keeping the language simple, ii) being in command of the topic, iii) ensuring key points areclearly defined, iv) creating a proper flow, v) providing good visuals, and vi) always including
a question and answer session at the end of each presentation.
The final session by Professor Soussan highlighted different approaches to engaging
participants in workshops and training activities. He reminded participants to be aware of
the materials being presented, the characteristics of the participants, and the time available
when selecting an approach. Examples of creative formats to encourage participation
included the use of discussion groups, open space discussions, practical exercises, roleplaying and voting techniques.
The final training session of the day was led by Ms. Hilary Craig on the topic of ‘Training for
Learning’. Her session was very interactive and participants were guided through different
activities as she emphasized the three key ways people are known to learn (visual, auditory
and kinaesthetic) and how effective trainers must incorporate all these methods if they areto create a successful learning environment.
Dr. Monina T. Uriarte, Capacity Building Specialist, from ACB, closed the first day of theworkshop with an overview of the first day’s training.
DAY 2 SUMMARY
On the second day of the workshop, participants went to the National Zoo for a half day
session on species identification on commonly traded reptiles in the region. Mr. Christopher
R. Shepherd, Deputy Regional Director of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, was the trainer for thissession. Participants sat through theory classes focusing on species identification and thereasons that reptiles are traded in the region, with specific focus given to the species ofturtles and tortoises. Zoo personnel then led the participants to the Reptile House, where it
was made possible to examine some of the traded reptile species more closely. Mr.
Shepherd, with the assistance of the Reptile House zoo keepers, pointed out key
identification characteristics of commonly traded reptiles such as the Southeast Asian Box
Turtle (Cuora amboinensis), Malaysian Giant Turtle (Orlitia borneensis), Asian Brown
Tortoise (Manouria emys), Matamata Turtle (Chelus fimbriatus), False Gharial (Tomistoma
schlegelii), Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) and many others.
The afternoon session back at the hotel began with a short video presentation of adocumentary on tiger trade entitled ‘Closing A Deadly Gateway’. The documentary
accompanies a TRAFFIC report titled The Big Cat Trade in Myanmar and Thailand (Nov 2010)that documents black market sales of large wild felines. This was followed by a short
discussion session where representatives from at least five ASEAN countries called for more
joint task force enforcement efforts among countries in the region to combat the illegal
trade of wildlife. The sessions that followed were led by both Mr. Sulma Warne and Ms.
Claire Beastall from TRAFFIC Southeast Asia. Ms. Beastall presented a session on effective
organization and planning of a site visit during a species identification course. Mr. Warnethen presented ‘Introduction to the Wildlife Trade Regulations Course (WTRC)’, explaining
the objectives of the WTRC and its structure.

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The final presentation of the second day of the workshop was ‘Introduction to the Training
Management Package (TMP)’, led by Ms. Beastall. In this session, Ms. Beastall explained thecontents of the TMP and illustrated to the participants how they can use the TMP as a tool
to help them plan training workshops and other similar events. Participants gave somesuggestions to be included into the TMP; for example a template of a workshop budget, adraft invitation letter to presenters and relevant wildlife laws of ASEAN countries.
After all the sessions were conducted, Dr. Monina T. Uriarte, Capacity Building Specialist
from ACB, gave an overview of the second day’s training.
DAY 3 SUMMARY
In the final two days of the workshop, participants were guided through relevant modules ofthe WTRC. Training materials given included the speakers’ notes, providing participants withsome background knowledge and further examples relevant to the slides. Day threeincluded presentations on topics such as a general introduction to the international wildlife
trade and the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Flora andFauna (CITES). The following session was entitled ‘Using the CITES Appendices’, which
included an exercise allowing participants to practice what they had learnt. The following
session on ‘CITES Permits and Certificates’ also closed with a practical exercise allowing
participants to find errors on a ‘fake’ permit. The day ended with a case study on ‘The Tradein Turtles and Tortoises’ as a sample of one of the wildlife trade case‐studies provided in the
TMP.
Lecturers for this day included Ms. Renee Yee, Mr. Sulma Warne and Ms. Claire Beastallfrom TRAFFIC Southeast Asia. The main objective of the day was to lead the participants
through the presentations that they may deliver in the future and focused on both thepresentation materials and the important facts and figures which can be included as
background material when teaching these presentations. Participants were also introduced
to both the learning activities for the CITES Appendices and Fraudulent CITES permits. Those
who provided correct answers were given rewards. These participatory activities proved
very popular with participants and allowed them to discover for themselves that training
activities which are fun can also be very effective for learning!
As part of their training, participants from different countries were given the responsibilityof reviewing the sessions of the day’s training. Representatives from Brunei Darussalam &Lao PDR gave their reviews of the morning and afternoon sessions respectively.
DAY 4 SUMMARY
The final day of the workshop included another wildlife trade case‐study from the TMP, inthis case ‘Pangolin Trade in Southeast Asia’. Additional sessions were also conducted on the
ASEAN‐WEN Species Identification sheets, and techniques commonly used by wildlife
smugglers.
The Identification Sheet for Wildlife Species Traded in Southeast Asia was provided for eachparticipant; in their local language. This set included five new sheets designed andproduced by TRAFFIC Southeast Asia within the ESABII project. The five new sheets feature
the African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys (Geochelone) sulcata), the Black Pond Turtle4

(Geoclemys hamiltonii), Matamata (Chelus fimbriatus), the Philippine Forest Turtle(Siebenrockiella leytensis) and the Red‐footed Tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria).
A session of role‐playing was conducted prior to the presentation on smuggling techniques.
Mr. Warne took the role of a traveler attempting to smuggle wildlife and wildlife products.
Two of the participants volunteered to conduct a search of Mr. Warne and his bags. The
other participants on the floor assisted the volunteers by giving suggestions as to how andwhere Mr. Warne might be concealing additional contraband. At the end of the session, one
participant made a recommendation that those organizing their own course should obtainwildlife products that have been seized and make them available at their own trainings.
In the afternoon, participants were divided into groups for a session on ‘Challenges in
Enforcing Wildlife Regulations’. The following questions were given to participants to guidethe session:\
1) What are the main challenges in combating the illegal wildlife trade?
2) For each challenge your group identifies, provide a possible solution?
3) What recommendations would you make to ensure that the ASEAN region caneffectively coordinate and cooperate to address cross‐border trade?

5Their responses are provided in the tables below:
GROUP 1
Questions
Q1

Q2

Answers
1. Low public awareness2. Inefficient regulation/legislation
3. Inefficient enforcement/implementation (even if we have good laws)
1. Solutions: Low public awareness‐ Increase exposure in media such as TV/radio/newspapers/magazines/internet and othertools such as posters/brochures/billboards‐ Schools: education on the issue should begin at an early age‐ Simple/general ID guidebook for highly traded species‐ Awareness raising for leaders: get leaders involved‐ Exhibitions which include scientific research/figures
2. Solutions: Inefficient regulation/legislation‐ Heavier penalties/fines for environmental criminals‐ Too many, complex regulations  more comprehensive regulations‐ Every country has responsibility to set up strong regulations
3. Solutions: Inefficient enforcement/implementation (even if we have good laws)‐ Government agencies must cooperate with each other‐ Unclear responsibility of enforcement agencies: MOU for each agency‐ Create task forces‐ More enforcement training courses‐ More prosecutions‐ More transparency in enforcement

Q3‐ Continuous training‐ More wildlife trade topics to be addressed by ASEAN leaders‐ Additional incentives to motivate enforcement officers‐ More funds for ASEAN WEN activities‐ Better communication and network among management authorities or focal points‐ Set‐up database/website as tool for enforcement officers

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GROUP 2
Questions
Q1

Answers
1. Lack of knowledge in identification of species and specimens occurring in trade.
2. Lack of equipment or other facilities to conduct enforcement activities.
3. Cooperation within enforcement agencies not strong (e.g. lack of information sharing
among enforcement agencies nationally and internationally)
4. Limited power of enforcement agencies to inspect the shipments.
5. Many exit points along borders (illegal and legal border checkpoints) making themdifficult to patrol.

Q2

1. Solutions: Lack of knowledge in identification of species and specimen occurring intrade.
‐ More training needed.
2. Solutions: Lack of equipment or other facilities to conduct enforcement activities.
‐ Recommend to government to allocate fund for purchasing and supplying enforcement
agencies with equipment/facilities needed.
3. Solutions: Cooperation within enforcement agencies not strong (e.g. lack of
information sharing among enforcement agencies nationally and internationally)‐ Regular dialogues, meetings or discussions.
4. Solutions: Limited power of enforcement agencies to inspect shipments.
‐ Recommend to government to amend the relevant laws and regulations.
5. Solutions: Many exit points along borders (illegal and legal border checkpoints).
‐ Establish network at local level for providing information on illegal wildlife trade.
‐ Provide alternative livelihood as tour guides to local people to stop hunting and thecollection of wildlife species.

Q3‐ Wildlife Enforcement Network should be included into the agenda of the ASEAN
summit.
‐ ASEAN‐WEN focal points should meet regularly to share information of wildlife tradecrossing borders.
‐ Potential donors should provide funds to ASEAN members for combating illegal wildlife
trade within the region.
‐ Cooperation between ASEAN‐WEN and South Asia ASIA‐WEN.

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GROUP 3
Questions
Q1

Answers
1. Low awareness of the public and rural people in wildlife regulation and law.
2. Weak cooperation and enforcement among relevant agencies within each country to
enforce wildlife laws and regulations.
3. Weak cooperation between the trans‐boundary countries in the region.
4. High risk to the front line enforcement officers.
5. Lack of monitoring facilities.
6. Poverty in rural and remote areas.

Q2

1. Solutions: Low awareness of the public and rural people in wildlife regulation and law.
‐ Increase awareness programmes.
2. Solutions: Weak cooperation and enforcement among relevant agencies within the
country to enforce wildlife laws and regulations.
‐ Increase information sharing and cooperation between the relevant agencies in the
country.
3. Solutions: Weak cooperation between the trans‐boundary countries in the region‐ Promote information‐sharing among countries in the region.
‐ Promote the ASEAN‐WEN and national task force activities.
4. Solutions: High risk to the front line officers while enforcing the law.
‐ Joint patrol among enforcement agencies.
5. Solutions: Lack of monitoring facilities.
‐ Use high technology equipment.
‐ Train staff to use equipment.
‐ Increase funds, including international assistance.
6. Solutions: Poverty in rural and remote areas.
‐ Incentive programmes/social economic development programmes.

Q3‐ More enforcement activities through trans‐boundary cooperation in ASEAN region.
‐ Develop networking and data base for information sharing between ASEAN region
countries.
‐ Biodiversity research between countries.
‐ Annual meeting to share information, strengthen the cooperation and set‐up actionplans to combat cross‐border wildlife trade.

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GROUP 4
Questions
Q1

Answers
1. Lack of scientific knowledge, capacity is limited
2. Corruption
3. Limited funds
4. Weak law enforcement
5. Limited capacity to identify exotic species
6. Huge demand is present (economic incentives)
ExamplesThailand:‐ Border and coastline are very long. Many species and specimens traded.
‐ Transformation during transportation: processing to disguise (cutting meat) pieces orderivatives: very difficult to identify‐ Hub for many types of crimes: Need cooperation with other countries concerned

Q2

Lao:
‐ Many route options for smuggling via third countries to China
1. Solutions: Lack of scientific knowledge, capacity is limited‐ Capacity building for enforcement officers (including species identification)
2. Solutions: Corruption‐ Management – need political coordination‐ Increase coordination between scientific research institutions and the politicalenvironment to integrate into policy making level‐ Improve coordination of all stakeholders (gov, private sector, NGOs, etc.)
4. Solutions: Weak law enforcement‐ Economic incentives for local people to inform authorities of illegal trade‐ Improve national legislation for the management and conservation of wildlife‐ Strengthen cooperation at sub‐national, national and regional levels (information &lessons learned exchange)‐ Development of contingency plans (emergency response plan)‐ Annual wildlife management plan
‐ Setting up regional intervention/collaboration/coordination committee

Q3

5. Solutions: Limited capacity to identify exotic species‐ Common handbook on status of wildlife and wildlife trade in respective local languages‐ Wildlife issues (e.g. best practices of conservation) in the education curriculum (e.g. in
Philippines, Education Ministry to include environmental modules into the syllabus forprimary students)‐ Creation of regional intervention committee to address illegal cases‐ Empowering wildlife officers‐ Annual workshop or conference on wildlife trade intervention and information sharing‐ Due budget/funds allocation‐ Collaboration among member states of ASEAN

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At the end of the day, representatives from Philippines thanked the organisers for extending
the invitation to the Training of Trainers to them. They indicated that they would organize aworkshop for enforcement agencies back in the Philippines in the second quarter of 2011
and will be able to use some of the training materials provided to them in this training.
Representatives from both Singapore & Thailand presented their reviews of the morningand afternoon training sessions.
SUMMARY OF POST‐WORKSHOP EVALUATION
Feedback on the workshop was positive. Nearly all respondents (97%) indicated that theyfelt that the content of the Training of Trainers was interesting and relevant. 97% of the
respondents also indicated that they will be able to apply the knowledge and skills learnt at
this workshop (66.7% ‘Agree’ and 30.3% ‘Strongly Agree’), while 90.9% listed that they havebenefited from this course. Most respondents also graded the workshop objectives,presenters/trainers and workshop logistics in the ‘Agree’ and ‘Strongly Agree’ categories.
Additional comments included suggestions to increase the number of discussion sessions toallow participants to share more information and to include other animal groups in thespecies identification modules. There was also a recommendation to the organizers to
submit the training report to key stakeholders for reference.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their contribution oftime and expertise:
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Ministry of the Environment‐Japan
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network Program Coordination Unit
Japan Wildlife Research Centre (JWRC)
Japan ASEAN Integration Fund
Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment Malaysia
National Zoo Malaysia (Zoo Negara)

ANNEXESAppendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G

Press Release
Agenda/Programme
List of Attendees
Compilation of pre‐workshop evaluation responses
Compilation of post‐workshop evaluation responses
Compilation of participants’ comments/suggestions on Training of Trainers,
WTRC and/or TMP
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Appendix A

News Release
Enhancing wildlife law enforcement capacity to combat illegal wildlife trade inSoutheast Asia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17th January 2011—Law enforcers from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam are being
trained this week on how to identify threatened reptile species and familiarizing themselves withinternational wildlife protection policies in our effort to combat illegal wildlife trade in the ASEAN
region.
Experts from ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) and TRAFFIC-Southeast Asia willserve as trainers during the four-day “Training of Trainers” workshop where a number of illegal tradecase studies will be presented. This is the second in a series of training workshops that seek toinvolve and enhance the capabilities of ASEAN and neighboring countries in the understanding andapplication of taxonomic knowledge as part of a project on “Taxonomic Capacity Building andGovernance for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity” funded by the Japan-ASEAN
Integration Fund.
The current course aims to equip wildlife law enforcers with skills in identifying threatened reptile
species that are commonly traded, familiarize them with international regulations governing wildlife
trade, such as those under CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ofWild Fauna and Flora), and upgrade participants’ skills in conducting their own training courses on
wildlife regulation.
“If left unchecked, currents trends in the illegal wildlife trade will result in massive and irrevocablebiodiversity loss. The Training of Trainer workshop presents a unique opportunity to reduce this trend
and to safeguard the region’s precious plant and animal resources for generations to come” said Mr.
Rodrigo U. Fuentes, Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB).
Mr. Manop Lauprasert, Senior Officer of the ASEAN-WEN Program Coordination Unit added “thecriminals involved in the illegal wildlife trade are well organized and financed. It’s only by working
together and pooling our skills, knowledge and resources across the region can we hope to combat
wildlife trafficking effectively.”
Regional Director of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, Dr. William Schaedla said, “We really are starting withthe basics. Most law enforcement personnel never get any training in areas related to wildlife crime.
With this course, we’re imparting necessary skills to the right people.”
The current training course takes place from 17th-21st January at the Novotel Hotel in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, and will be conducted by the ACB and TRAFFIC Southeast Asia with support from the
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Malaysia, Ministry of Environment Japan and theASEAN-WEN.
Notes to Editors
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The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) is an intergovernmental regional organization thatfacilitates cooperation and coordination among the 10 ASEAN Member States (Brunei
Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam) and with relevant national governments, regional, andinternational organizations on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity,and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of such natural treasures.
ACB facilitates discussion and resolution of cross-country biodiversity conservation issues
and envisions capacity development of the ASEAN Member States for policy development
and coordination through education on key biodiversity-related multilateral environment
agreements, as well as increased knowledge and skills to assess regional/national situations
3F, ERDB Bldg. Forestry Campus, College Laguna 4031, Philippines, Telefax: +63 49 536 2865 and +63 49 536 1044
contact.us@aseanbiodiversity.org  http://www.aseanbiodiversity.org  http://bim.aseanbiodiversity.org/bissand develop appropriate response mechanisms. ACB also aims to enhance competence ofProtected Area managers of the ASEAN Member States through the conduct of capacity
building series workshops and conferences with partner institutions.
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The ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) aims to address illegal exploitationand trade in CITES-listed species within the ASEAN region. It is an integrated network amonglaw enforcement agencies in the 10 ASEAN Member States (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and VietNam), involving CITES authorities, customs, police, prosecutors, specialized governmental
wildlife-law enforcement organizations and other relevant national law enforcement agencies.
This ten member network also aims at facilitating cross border collaboration to fight against
illegal wildlife trade in the region. For more information, visit www.asean-wen.org

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TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that trade in wild plants andanimals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. TRAFFIC is a joint programme of IUCN
and WWF. TRAFFIC works to support government agencies in law enforcement networking
across Asia and globally to combat illegal wildlife trade. Technical assistance across theenforcement continuum, including facilitation of inter-governmental dialogues, engaging the
judicial sector, and working with WWF to improve linkages from national level agencies tofield-based rangers, is provided on demand to member countries of the ASEAN and South
Asia Wildlife Enforcement networks, as well as to China and its immediate neighbours. For
more information, visit www.traffic.org

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Appendix B

Training of Trainers (ToT) on CITES Policies and Identification of Threatened Species (Reptiles)
17 – 20 January 2011
Novotel Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Programme (as at 17th Jan)
1st day
8.30am – 9.00am

Registration of participants

9.00am – 9.30am

Welcoming Remarks & Opening Ceremony

9.30am – 9.45am
9.45am – 10.00am

Coffee BreakIntroduction to ESABII

10.00am – 10.30am

Introduction to the ASEAN‐WEN

10.30am – 10.45am

Pre‐workshop Evaluation & Ice‐breaking Session

10.45am – 11.00am

Introduction to the Training of Trainers

11.00am – 11.20am

Introduction & Planning a Course

11.20am – 11.40am

Know Your Audience

11.40am – 12.00pm

Structuring an Agenda & Defining Key Messages

12.00pm – 12.20pm

Practical and Logistic Issues

12.20pm – 12.30pm

Summary of the morning

12.30pm – 12.40pm

Briefing from Secretariat

12.40pm – 2.00pm
2.00pm – 2.30pm
2.30pm – 3.00pm

Lunch
Making a Presentation: Key Principles and Techniques & Power‐Point Dos &Don’tsGroup Exercise

3.00pm – 3.30pm

Challenges and Monitoring

3.30pm – 4.00pm

Review of Approaches to Participation & Interaction

4.00pm – 4.30pm
4.30pm – 4.45pm

Break‐out Groups – Discuss the advantages & disadvantages of different
participatory techniques (Coffee Break)
Report Back from break‐out groups

4.45pm – 5.30pm

Training for Learning

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5.30pm – 5.45pm

Summary of the Day

7pm onwards

Dinner

2nd day
8.15am – 9.15am
9.15am – 9.30am
9.30am – 9.50am

Depart for Zoo Negara
Introduction: Species Identification for Commonly Traded Animals in the
Region (focus on reptile species)
Commonly Traded Crocodilians

9.50am – 10.10am

Commonly Traded Lizards

10.10am – 10.45am

Commonly Traded Turtles

10.45am – 11.00am
11.00am – 12.00pm

Coffee Break
Visit to Reptile House

12.00pm – 12.45pm
12.45pm – 2.15pm
2.15pm – 2.45pm

Leave Zoo Negara for Hotel
Lunch
Preparing a Site Visit

2.45pm – 3.30pm

Introduction to the Wildlife Trade Regulation Course (WTRC)

3.30pm – 3.45pm
3.45pm – 4.30pm

Coffee BreakIntroduction to the Training Management Package (TMP)

4.30pm – 4.45pm
4.45pm – 5.15pm

Question & Answer Session
Summary of the Day
Distribution of DSAs/reimbursements

3rd day
8:45am – 9:00am
9.00am – 9.15am

Registration
Ice‐breaking & Introduction

9.15am – 10.00am
10.00am – 10.15am
10.15am – 10.45am

WTRC Module 1: An Introduction to the International Wildlife Trade and theASEAN‐WEN
Coffee BreakWTRC Module 3: An Introduction to CITES

10.45am – 11.00am
11.00am – 11.45pm

Question & Answer Session
WTRC Module 7: Using the CITES Appendices11.45pm – 12.30pm

Group Exercise: Finding the species listing in the Appendix

12.30pm – 2.00pm
2.00pm – 2.45pm

Lunch
WTRC Case Study: Freshwater Turtles & Tortoises

2.45pm – 3.30pm

WTRC Module 8: Introduction to CITES Permits and Certificates

3.30pm – 3.45pm

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3.45pm – 4.45pm
4.45pm – 5.00pm

WTRC Module 9: Fraudulent Permits & Individual Exercise: Spot as many
mistakes as possible in a sample fraudulent permit
Question & Answer Session
Summary of the Day

4th day
9.00am – 9.15am
9.15am – 9.30am

Registration
Ice‐breaking & Introduction

9.30am – 10.00am

WTRC Module 10: Commonly Traded Species in Southeast Asia

10.00am – 10.30am

WTRC Case study: Pangolin Trafficking in Southeast Asia

10.30am – 10.45am
10.45am – 11.45am

Coffee BreakWTRC Module 11: Smuggling Techniques

11.45am – 12.00pm
12.00pm – 1.45pm
1.45pm – 2.30pm

Question & Answer Session
LunchGroup Discussion – Challenges in Enforcing Wildlife Regulations

2.30pm – 3.00pm

Group Presentations

3.00pm – 3.15pm

Post‐Workshop Evaluation

3.15pm – 3.30pm
3.30pm – 3.45pm

Coffee BreakClosing Activity – Overall Feedback

3.45pm – 4.00pm

How to use the results of an evaluation?

4.00pm – 4.15pm

Summary of the Training

4.15pm – 4.30pm

Closing Remarks & Presentation of Certificates

7.00pm onwards

Dinner3

Appendix C

List of Attendees
Participants
No.

Country

1
2

Brune Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam

3

Cambodia

4

Cambodia

5

Cambodia

6

China

Name
Job title
Pg Mohd Ariffin Bin Pg Hj Ismail
Reni Bin Hj Yahya
Forestry Officer
Meas Rithy
Vice Chief
Pouk Bunthet
Chief
Suon Phalla
National Focal Point CITES
Implementation
Wang Xiaoyan

7
8Indonesia
Indonesia

Endah Riana Oktavia
Irvan Sidik

9

Indonesia

Sigit Himawan

10

Japan

Kahoru Hanari
Programme Officer

11

Japan

12

Lao PDR

Tatsuya Horikiri
Researcher
Bae Pheaxay

13

Lao PDR

14

Lao PDR

Bounsou Sovan
Lao – CITES Management
Authority
Bounthob Praxaysombath

15
16
17
18
19

Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia

Aishah Bt. Jafar
Fadzly bin Barsari
Norizan bin Taib
Khairul Nizam bin Kamaruddin
Ricky Chok

20

Malaysia

Tang Teong Kim

21

MyanmarHtin Win
Assistant Director

22

MyanmarKyi Soe Lwin
Ranger23

MyanmarNay Myo Shwe

Organization
Attorney General’s Chambers
Forestry Department, Ministry of Industry andPrimary Resources
Department of Asian and International
Cooperation, Ministry of Environment
General Department of Protected Area,
Ministry of Environment
CITES Management Authority of
Cambodia
Fauna Division, CITES Management Authority of
China
Ministry of Forestry
Laboratory of Herpetology, Museum
Zoologicum Bogoriense, Research Center for
Biology, Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI)
Directorate of Investigation & Forest Protection(PPH), Ministry of Forestry
TRAFFIC East Asia – Japan
Japan Wildlife Research Centre(JWRC)
Dept. Of Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
National University of Lao
Department of Forestry

Dept. Of Biology, Faculty of Science,
National University of Lao
Department of Agriculture

Biodiversity InstituteDepartment of Wildlife and National Park
Malaysia
Department of Wildlife and National Park
Malaysia
Popa Mountain Park, Nature and Wildlife
Conservation Division, Forest Department,
Ministry of Forestry
Hlawga Park, Nature and Wildlife Conservation
Division, Forest Department, Ministry ofForestry,
Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division,

Appendix C

Range Officer
Catalina Garingarao
Senior Ecosystem Management
Specialist

24

Philippines

25

Philippines

26

Philippines

27

Singapore

28

Singapore

29

Thailand30

ThailandNarongrit Sukprakarn
Senior Technical Forest Official

31

ThailandYoo‐ee Getpech
Fisheries Biologist

32

Viet Nam

Mai Hong Quan
Senior Specialist

33

Viet Nam

34

Viet Nam

35

Viet Nam

Thai Truyen
Vice Director/ HeadThien Tao Nguyen
Curator/Coordinator
Vuong Tien Manh
Scientific Officer

Esteven U. Toledo, DVM
Biiologist II
Marvin R. Matamis
Special Investigator III
Janice Yap Chui Lian
Assistant Manager(Wildlife)
Leong Yew Chung
Senior Technical Officer(Wildlife)
Kanita Ouitavon
Senior Scientist/Chief

Forest Department, Ministry of Forestry,Protected Area, Wildlife and Coastal Zone
Management Service, Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources‐National
Capital Region
Wildlife Resources Division, Protected Areas andWildlife Bureau
Environmental & Wildlife Protection
Investigation Division,
National Bureau of Investigation
Agri‐food and Veterinary Authority(AVA),
Quarantine & Inspection Department
Agri‐food and Veterinary Authority(AVA),
Quarantine & Inspection Department
DNP Wildlife Forensic Unit/Wildlife Research
Division, Department of National Parks, Wildlife
and Plant Conservation
Division of Wildlife Fauna and Flora Protection,
Department of National Parks, Wildlife andPlant Conservation
License and Fisheries Management Section,
Bureau of Fisheries Administration andManagement, Department of Fisheries
Biodiversity Conservation Agency(BCA),
VietNam Environment Administration (VEA),
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
VietNam CITES Management Authority/
Southern Representative Office
Department of Biology, VietNam
National Museum of Nature
CITES MA of Viet Nam
Viet Nam Forestry Directorate
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,
Viet Nam Forestry Directorate,

Facilitators
No.

Country

1

Malaysia

2
3

Malaysia
Malaysia

4

Philippines

5

Philippines

Name
Job title
Claire Beastall
Training and Capacity Building
Coordinator
Hilary Craig
Renee Yee
Training and Capacity Building
Officer

Organization

Dr. Filiberto A. Pollisco, Jr.
Program Development Specialist
Dr. Monina T. Uriarte
Capacity Building Specialist

ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

TRAFFIC Southeast Asia

Hils Learning Centre
TRAFFIC Southeast Asia

ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

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6Philippines

7

Thailand8
9ThailandThailand

10

Viet Nam

Rhia C. Galsim
Capacity Building Officer
Sulma Warne
Programme Officer
John Soussan
Manop Lauprasert
Senior Officer
Nguyen Dao Ngoc Van
Senior Project Officer

ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
ASEAN‐WEN Support Program
TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
Stockholm Environment Institute ‐ Asia
ASEAN‐WEN Program Coordination Unit
TRAFFIC Southeast Asia ‐ Greater Mekong
Programme

Appendix D

Training of Trainers (ToT) on CITES Policies and Identification of Threatened Species (Reptiles)
17 – 20 January 2011
Novotel Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Pre‐workshop Questionnaire
1Have you heard of CITES?
YES

31

=

NO

0

=

100 %
0

%

NA

0

=

0

%

No answer

100 See Notes
2

What do you think CITES is?
A

0.5

=

2

%

A An international organisation which gives money for conservation projects

B

0.5

=

2

%

B An NGO

C

2.66

=

9

%

C An international convention which regulates national trade in endangered species of animals and plants

D

2.16

=

7

%

D An international convention which regulates international trade in endangered species of animals

E

25.2

=

81

%

E An international convention which regulates international trade in endangered species of animals and plants

F

0

=

0

%

F Don't know

NA

0

=

0

%

No answer

100 See Notes
3

Have you ever received CITES training?
YES

13

=

42

%

NO

17

=

55

%

NA

1

=

3

%

No answer

100 See Notes
4

Have you ever attended any Training of Trainers?
YES

7

=

23

%

NO

24

=

77

%

NA

0

=

0

%

No answer

100 See Notes
5

How long have you worked for this department?
A

4

=

13

%

A Less than 1 year

B

13

=

42

%

B 1 – 5 years

C

4

=

13

%

C 6 – 10 years

D

10

=

32

%

D More than 10 years

NA

0

=

0

%

No answer

100 See Notes
6

What kind of training do you think is the most important? Choose ONLY one answer.
A

11.2

=

36

%

A Species identification

B

4.2

=

14

%

B How to use the CITES Appendices

C

0.2

=

1

%

C Checking the validation of CITES permits

D

2

=

6

%

D General knowledge about CITES

E

7.2

=

23

%

E Roles of responsibilities of different agencies involved in the implementation of CITES

F

3.2

=

10

%

F Case studies of some commonly smuggled species in your country

G

3

=

10

%

G Detection of smuggling and smuggling methods

NA

0

=

0

%

No answer

100 See Notes
9

What do you really want to learn most from this ToT? Choose one answer only.
A

3

=

10

%

A Gain more knowledge on Wildlife Trade

B

14

=

45

%

B Gain more knowledge and skills on identification of species in trade

C

5

=

16

%

C Gain more knowledge on CITES

D

9

=

29

%

D Learn more on how to organise and conduct training courses

NA

0

=

0

%

No answer

100 See Notes
TOTAL QUESTIONNAIRES

31

Appendix E

Training of Trainers (ToT) on CITES Policies and Identification of Threatened Species (Reptiles)
17 – 20 January 2011
Novotel Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Post‐workshop Questionnaire

Strongly
DisagreeDisagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

SD

D

A

SA

No Answer

0.0

0.0

60.6

39.4

0.0

33 Questionnaires Analyzed

Q# Objectives
1

The objectives of the training session were achievedContent2

The content was relevant and interesting.

0.0

3.0

48.5

48.5

0.0

3

I have gained an understanding of the subjects covered in the workshop.

0.0

6.1

66.7

27.3

0.0

4

I have learnt useful knowledge and skills relating to my work.

0.0

3.0

63.6

33.3

0.0

5

I can apply the knowledge and skills learnt in my work.

0.0

3.0

66.7

30.3

0.0

6

Trainers
The trainer presented and communicated ideas, concepts and information
clearly.

0.0

0.0

57.6

42.4

0.0

7

Questions raised during the workshop were adequately answered.

0.0

9.1

69.7

18.2

3.0

8

The trainer encouraged questions and participation.

0.0

3.0

51.5

45.5

0.0

9

There was a good balance of activities.

0.0

0.0

66.7

30.3

3.0

10 The trainer has adequate knowledge and experience on the subjects.

3.0

3.0

33.3

54.5

6.1

11 There was good interaction between trainer and participants.

0.0

3.0

42.4

54.5

0.0

12 The training materials were relevant and useful.

0.0

3.0

42.4

54.5

0.0

13 Practical illustrations and examples were given.

0.0

0.0

57.6

39.4

3.0

14 The quality of the handouts in terms of readability and clarity was good.

0.0

0.0

51.5

48.5

0.0

15 As a working aid, the course materials were very useful.

0.0

0.0

42.4

57.6

0.0

0.0

3.0

69.7

24.2

3.0

Training Materials

Facilities
16 The room and equipment was properly set up and in working order.
Overall
17 Pace of the workshop was right.

0.0

3.0

69.7

27.3

0.0

18 Duration of the workshop was right.

0.0

18.2

57.6

21.2

3.0

19 I have benefited from this course

0.0

9.1

72.7

18.2

0.0

20 I would recommend this workshop to others.

0.0

0.0

48.5

48.5

3.0

Additional Comments

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This has been a very useful training, but there should have been more time allocated to the improvement of our training skills.
Increase group discussion activities to allow us more time to share information.
Provide a guideline on how to conduct a needs assessment for better preparation of a training.
Very useful training. It was well prepared, well done!
More hands‐on, practical training/activities for better understanding of the topics.
More training on species identification is needed, especially for all groups of wildlife, not just reptiles.
The duration of the site visit (to the zoo) should be increased to allow actual interaction and observation of the animals.
Conduct more courses like this, especially for wildlife enforcement officers.
The report of the training should be submitted to key officials for their awareness/knowledge for future reference.

Appendix F

Training of Trainers (ToT) on CITES Policies and Identification of Threatened Species(Reptiles)
17 – 20 January 2011
Novotel Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Closing Activity – Overall Feedback Conduct a similar course, but more comprehensive, for CITES Management Authorities.
 Conduct a similar course for wildlife enforcement officers in the region.
 Include into the ToT a session on public speaking and maybe an exercise on power point
presentations.
 Content for this ToT and the WTRC was very suitable and quite complete. The modules provided
under the WTRC are very useful and beneficial for us.
 Have more sessions to allow information sharing (status of illegal wildlife trade in their county)
between all representatives present.
 Suggestion for the WTRC: create different levels of the course (for eg. Basic, intermediate andadvanced) Bring in actual smuggled specimens.
 Invite ex‐smuggler/retiree to share their point of view.
 The movie clips were very interesting.
 Since it was a training of trainers, there should have been more interaction between lecturer andparticipants or between participants.
 Provide actual examples of fraudulent permits from countries in the region.
 Include more groups of wildlife in the species identification module (for eg. Hard corals).
 It would have been better if we had more time to practice how to use the CITES Appendices.
 Include in the TMP; specific case studies for each country in the region, a review of all legal
documents related to wildlife trade in the region, a list of all major legislation of each ASEAN
country, contact details for each country’s CITES Management and Scientific Authority, a guideline
on how to conduct a needs assessment before the course, developing a proposal, fund raising andselecting site visits.
 The exercises given in the training were very effective!
 The module on species identification should be a more hands‐on session.
 Suggestion to include into the WTRC – a presentation on lessons learnt from previous cases ofwildlife trade regulation implementation efforts.
 Include a guideline on how to use the CITES Appendices.
 Suggestion to include presenters or case studies from other countries/regions where there havebeen recorded success in their efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade, or include a session forparticipants to share their success stories.
 Provide more case studies on smuggling techniques.
 Invite decision/policy makers to attend the course.

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Training of Trainers (ToT) on CITES Policies and IdenƟficaƟon of Threatened Species (RepƟles)17—20 January 2011
Novotel Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Malaysia
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