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.

March 7, 2022, 08.00 hrs, Associate Professor Dr. Sura Pattanakiat, Dean of Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, delivered a welcome speech to all the participants present at the opening ceremony of “PARE Program Spring School 2022”, a hybrid academic event scheduled to be held from March 7 to 16, 2021, hosted by Bogor Agricultural University ,Indonesia, Hokkaido University, Japan, and co-hosted by Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University and Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus.
The event is conducted with the collaboration of the PARE consortium universities to foster pioneers to transform the Populations-Activities-Resources and Environments (PARE) Chain, consisting of Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Faculty of Agriculture at Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Chulalongkorn University, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Gadjah Mada University, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, and Hokkaido University, Japan, as the chief collaboration office, to provide graduate students from the consortium universities with the opportunity to participate in the activities that are mainly composed of lectures and field trips in a form of short program to foster individuals with four specific characteristics that are essential for global leaders who will be active in resolving challenges related to PARE (Population-Activities-Resources-Environments), and able to contribute to the sustainability of resources in Asia. This year, there are 29 students from the partner universities in Thailand, Indonesia and Japan, attending the program.

February 25, 2022, at 11.00 hrs., Associate Professor Dr. Sura Pattanakiat, Dean of Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, attended the Regional Consultation, press conference, and final report launching on the research project titled “Joint Assessment of Thailand and Myanmar on Flood and Drought for Transboundary Water Resources Management”, from February 24-26, 2022, at Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort, Chiang Rai, and delivered a presentation on “Geo-informatics to assess and predict floods and droughts in Nam Mae Sai-Nam Ruak Watershed”, which is part of a joint research, between Thai and Myanmar researcher teams, that involves the application of public participation geographic information system (PPGIS) for the integration of water management, land-use planning, and transboundary cooperation and data sharing.