SMART Training Overview

Karen Wildlife Protection Units began training and utilising the SMART patrol system of protected area management in 2015. The overall goal of the SMART patrols is to conserve biodiversity in the Karen Protected Areas.

The SMART Operating Procedures for Law Enforcement and Wildlife Monitoring Patrols in Karen Protected Areas are consistent with the laws and regulations of the Karen National Union and the Karen Forestry Department (KFD). They are followed at all times by KFD staff in the planning and execution of patrols as well as for collecting and managing SMART patrolling data and generating up-to-date reports on patrolling activities including arrests of forest and wildlife criminals and sightings of wildlife prioritised according to conservation risk.