Training rangers and commune officers at Quan Hoa District, Thanh Hoa Province to improve their ability in biodiversity monitoring and natural resource management

During a 5-day training course, rangers and communal staff of Quan Hoa District, Thanh Hoa Province have been received necessary knowledge and skills in their own working field to improve their ability in monitoring biodiversity and natural resources.

In August 2017, our centre cooperate with Vietnam National University of Forestry, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Thanh Hoa Forestry Protection Department, to celebrate a training course for rangers and commune staff at Quan Hoa District. The learners have been trained in skills of identification of some local highly protected animals and plants. These will help to monitor animal and plant trading at their assigned working area. Local commune officers also obtained knowledge and skill of using GPS equipments to monitor local people’s land use and marking the boundary between protected areas and agriculture areas. They were very interested in our introduction of common wild animal husbandry models. The learners also have been provided up-to-date legal documents on forestry and wildlife management. They were trained the skills of preliminary collecting biodiversity data and transfer to the experts as well.

Learners and teachers group photo

Photo: Thao A Tung

Leader of Quan Hoa District FPD giving speech

Photo: Thao A Tung

The learners are rangers and local commune staff

Photo: Thao A Tung