Figure 3. ASEAN-WEN involvement activities : Regional cooperation of anti-trafficking network, raising of public awareness and training programmes. identification guides for wildlife law enforcement authorities in ASEAN on commonly traded species; and numerous public awareness campaigns in airports, border areas, and with private sector and communities. Continuing capacity building activities supporting wildlife law enforcement authorities in the ASEAN region have also been provided under the East Asia Biodiversity Information Initiative (ESABII) with support from the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan on Regional Training of Trainers (ToT). Other achievements include development of new reptile species identification guides; follow-up trainings on wildlife trade regulation and species identification in specific countries like Viet Nam and Cambodia; and TRACE Forensics Network and Darwin Initiative to support development of Wildlife DNA Forensics capacity in the region under an ASEAN-WEN Wildlife Forensics Project (2010-2012). In the 6th ASEAN-WEN Annual Meeting in the Philippines in May 2011, the USAID introduced a new regional programme which will continue the successes of ASEAN-WEN and its new and expanded support programme called ARREST (Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking). ARREST, a private-public partnership is a five-year Asia-wide regional program implemented by FREELAND Foundation which aims to combat the illegal wildlife trade in the region through consumption reduction campaigns, law enforcement capacity building support and strengthening of regional networks to combat wildlife crime. Engagements and links with the private sector are being explored under ASEAN-WEN and projects supporting it. In particular, the private sector’s potential role on consumption reduction and public awareness, opportunities for alternative livelihoods to illegal wildlife harvesting and trade, support for capacity and needs on wildlife enforcement by national task forces, and support for the sustainability of regional networks at strengthened sustained collaborations to protect biodiversity have been identified as potential recommendations for private sector engagement. ENCOURAGING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS AND COMMUNITIES FOR BIODIVERSITY 71
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