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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 more in size, it was heavily hunted from the …
The call for application for APFNet 2020 Scholarship Program (ASP) is now open. ASP still offers Master’s Degree Program for two years and Ph.D. Scholarship Program for four years.
We are pleased to announce that the call for application for APFNet 2020 Scholarship Program (ASP) is now open. ASP still offers Master’s Degree Program for two years and Ph.D. Scholarship Program for four years. Application deadline: May 31, 2020 Application procedures: Applicants are expected to submit applications through universities’ websites. Links for application are listed as follows: Master’s Degree Program: BFU: …
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 sectors) and should be master’s degree candidate or …
Fieldwork activities in Bangladesh of Component 4
After the first annual conference of the Living Deltas HUB project, 08 members of the research team under Component 4 and the Project Management Board members organized a preliminary field trip to the Ganges coastal plain - Brahmaputra-Meghna belongs to Khulna state, Bangladesh. The team surveyed a number of eroded river banks, coastal aquaculture sites and mangroves in Sunderban, Bangladesh, and conducted interviews with two groups of people …
The first Living Deltas Project (HUB) annual conference
From March 1st to 3rd, 2020, the first annual Living Deltas Project (GCRF Living Deltas) was held in Kolkata, India. Attending the Workshop were over 50 scientists from over 30 member organizations implementing the Project Components. Mr. Nick Low, UK Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata, India (British Deputy High Commission) and Mr. Shri Prabhat Kumar Mishra, Principal Secretary of Department of Environment of West Bengal Government, India came …
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 province, Giao Xuan commune of Giao Thuy district, …
Official launch event for the Living Deltas Hub in Hanoi
On January 15th, 2020, the British Embassy, together with the VNU-Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES), Newcastle University and its affiliates solemnly organized the Commencement Ceremony of the Delta Research Project in Hanoi. Attending the ceremony were representatives of government agencies such as Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources …