Mahidol University, led by the Faculty of Environment and Resource Study, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAORAP) jointly organized the 'FTP-WEBE Stakeholder Mapping Exercise Workshop'
On June 14, 2022, Mahidol University, led by the Faculty of Environment and Resource Study, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAORAP) jointly organized the 'FTP-WEBE Stakeholder Mapping Exercise Workshop' at Bayaka Kraisi Room, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University (Salaya Campus). The workshop is an activity under the project - One Health Training for in-service Natural Resource Management and Environment Sector Professionals (forestry, wildlife, biodiversity & ecosystems), between Mahidol University and FAORAP.
In this occasion, Associate Professor Dr. Walasinee Sakcamduang, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, and personnel from the Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals (MUVS-MoZWE) also participated in the workshop. Dean Walasinee was also honored to give a welcome remark to the participants together with Dr. Scott Newman (Senior Animal Health & Production Officer, FAORAP) and Dr. Boripat Siriaroonrat, the representative from the Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, and the project’s leader in the country.
The project intended to create the stakeholders' network of those who are involved in natural resources and environmental management in Thailand and ASEAN, especially the forest, wildlife, biodiversity, ecosystems, and environmental areas. The project also aims to develop the 'Field Training Program for Wildlife, Ecosystem, Biodiversity, and Environment (FTP-WEBE)' to enhance the workforce capacity and encourage knowledge in One Health.
For the participants of the workshop, there were the representatives from academia, governmental sectors, and non-governmental organizations, both in the country and abroad, including Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Applied Zoology, HRH Princess Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Kasetsart University, Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-Ok, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Department of Livestock Development, Royal Forestry Department, Pollution Control Department, the Zoological Park Organization of Thailand, and Save Wildlife Thailand.