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Nagao Scholarship Award Ceremony 2024–2025: Empowering Scientific Research in Nature Conservation
On April 3, 2025, the Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environment (CRES), Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), solemnly held the Nagao Scholarship Award Ceremony for the 2024–2025 academic year. This meaningful event not only recognized the efforts of outstanding graduate students but also reaffirmed a long-term commitment to supporting scientific research on nature conservation …
Energy Transition Survey in the Buffer Zone of Xuan Thuy National Park: Spreading the Message of Sustainable Development from the Grassroots
From April 8–15, 2025, the Institute of Natural Resources and Environment – Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) conducted a field survey in five buffer zone communes of Xuan Thuy National Park (Nam Dinh Province). The activity was part of the project "Energy Transition and Environmental Sustainability," funded by the French Development Agency (AFD) through Expertise France. The trip aimed to …
Hanoi Launch Event on September 5, 2024
The Living Deltas Hub Report and Network launch was held on September 5, 2024, at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Hanoi. The event was co-organized by the Vietnam National University Central Institute of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES) at Hanoi, the UKRI GCRF Living Deltas Hub and the British Embassy in Hanoi. The event drew the attention of more than 40 governmental …
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Nagao Scholarship Award Ceremony 2024–2025: Empowering Scientific Research in Nature Conservation
On April 3, 2025, the Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environment (CRES), Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), solemnly held the Nagao Scholarship Award Ceremony for the 2024–2025 …
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Energy Transition Survey in the Buffer Zone of Xuan Thuy National Park: Spreading the Message of Sustainable Development from the Grassroots
From April 8–15, 2025, the Institute of Natural Resources and Environment – Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) conducted a field survey in five buffer zone communes of Xuan Thuy National Park (Nam Dinh Province). The activity was part of the project "Energy Transition and Environmental Sustainability," funded by the French Development Agency (AFD) through Expertise France. The trip aimed to …
Resilience and Prosperity in Vietnam’s Rice Heartlands: Tales from the Red River and Mekong Delta
By Hue Le, Van Kien Nguyen and Holly Sutherland This blog is about the work of the Hub’s CCI-AGU team: Van Kien Nguyen, Nguyen Van Thai, Le Ngoc Hiệp, Nguyen Minh Đăng, Huynh Ngoc Duc, Vo Van Oc, Tran Van Hieu, Le Thi Xa and WARECOD’s Lan Nguyen. Nestled in the heart of Southeast Asia, Vietnam boasts the world's third-largest rice export industry. At the epicentre of this agricultural powerhouse …
Assessment of the threat status of reptile species from Vietnam – Implementation of the One Plan Approach to Conservation
Subsequent to a recently published study in Nature Conservation highlighting the gaps in the protection of Vietnam´s amphibians (https://blog.pensoft.net/2022/07/05/scientists-identify-gaps-in-the-protection-of-vietnams-amphibians/), Thomas Ziegler and his international cooperation team now present another threat analysis, this time dealing with a detailed assessment of Vietnam’s reptile fauna to …
Overseas Research Grant Program
For Applicants in Vietnam, 2020 1. Criteria for Applicants who can apply Kurita Water and Environment Foundation (KWEF) supports scientists of Asian nationality who are conducting research in their own countries with following criteria. 1) The applicant must reside in Vietnam. 2) The applicant must conduct research at university, college, or associated institute in Vietnam (except private …
Hanoi Launch Event on September 5, 2024
The Living Deltas Hub Report and Network launch was held on September 5, 2024, at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Hanoi. The event was co-organized by the Vietnam National University Central Institute of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES) at Hanoi, the UKRI GCRF Living Deltas Hub and the British Embassy in Hanoi. The event drew the attention of more than 40 governmental …
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT #2
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT #2 ORGANIZER’S FOREWORD Hosting this international conference is one of the opportunities for VNU-CRES to engage and explore various global perspectives, build collaborative relationship and expand its cooperation in research, training, information and academic exchange. It also promotes and builds capacities for our staff in occupational and environmental health with …
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENCE
The Conference Organizing Committee is proudly present the First Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OSHE) at the Vietnam National University to be sponsored by the Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB) branches in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia and hosted by the Vietnam National University - Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies …
Advancing Policy and Practice on Climate Action through intergenerational dialogue in Vietnam and beyond across Southeast Asia
APPOCA is funded by the British Academy Maximising Impact scheme (funded by the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology), that is intended to take forward impacts from ongoing cutting-edge research. APPOCA has been developed to advance the impacts from the Youth-led Adaption to Climate Change Challenges in Vietnam (YACC) project. You have been invited to these workshops as somebody …
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Hanoi Launch Event on September 5, 2024
The Living Deltas Hub Report and Network launch was held on September 5, 2024, at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Hanoi. The event was co-organized by the Vietnam National University Central Institute of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES) at Hanoi, the UKRI GCRF Living Deltas Hub and the British Embassy in Hanoi. The event drew the attention of more than 40 governmental …
THE 1 st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE PRACTICAL ZERO EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATEGIES (PZETS 2023)
The 1st International Conference on the Practical Zero Emissions Technologies and Strategies (PZETS 2023) and the 2nd Workshop on Water Sustainability & Green Technology will be organized by the Australasia Practical Zero Emissions Society (APZES) and hosted by Ho Chi Minh University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh (VNU-HCM). This PZETS 2023 will be held from 9 …
Hopes raised for the conservation of the world’s rarest turtle in Vietnam; second animal photographed in Dong Mo Lake, Hanoi
It has been a long and often tiring road, as conservation efforts for the world’s rarest turtle have been ongoing since 2003, with the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) conducting surveys throughout 21 provinces in northern Vietnam. The giant Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), also known as Hoan Kiem Turtle, is critically endangered; reaching up to 150kg or …
The first field trip of the Living Delta Project (HUB)
From the 13th to 16th of January 2020, a group of scientists of VNU Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environment Studies was headed by a PhD. Le Thi Van Hue, together with co-chairing Component 4 GS. Dr. Fabrice Renaud (University of Glasgow) organized the first field trip of the Living Delta Project. Preliminary study was carried out in Kim Trung commune of Kim Son district, Ninh Binh …
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