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Call for 3rd batch applications: fellowship opportunities under Mekong Thought Leadership and Think Tanks Program

Launch of the call: 15 March 2024 Application deadline: 14 April 2024, 23:59 (Bangkok/Indochina time) Submissions of applications will only be accepted through online submission platform: https://sei.submittable.com/submit/290749/mekong-thought-leadership-and-think-tanks-network-call-for-fellows-round-3 Background The Mekong Thought Leadership and Think Tanks Network Program (MTT), supported …

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 …

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 …

Call for Participants for the International Joint Research and Training Workshop on Environmentally Green Technology for Sustainable Development Goals and Net Zero Emission

Driven by the deterioration of environmental quality and the climate change, 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and 2050 net zero carbon emission (NZE) have merged as significant global issues. More than 130 countries have set or are considering a target of reducing the emission of greenhouse gases to net zero by mid-century. Up to now, most countries have pledged to cut down CO2 emission …

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 …

Evaluation and acceptance of results of provincial science and technology projects by the Institute of Natural Resources and Environment,

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

VNU Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies held the international scientific conference on “Marine plastic pollution in Vietnam: Current situation and solutions”.

Pollution of the marine environment due to plastic waste has become a global environmental problem that is paid great attention by governments, international organizations, scientists and people around the world. Currently, the Party and the Central Government of Vietnam have paid special attention to the sustainable development of the seas and islands and have assigned the Ministry of Natural …

VNU Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES) participated in the International Conference on “The role of non-governmental organizations in responding to climate change” in Korea

In the framework of scientific cooperation at the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between VNU-CRES and the Asian Climate Change Education Center (ACCEC), Korea signed in 2018, the delegation of VNU-CRES led by Dr. Vo Thanh Son, Deputy Director General, attended the International Conference on "The role of NGOs in responding to climate change" on September 25-26, 2019 in Jeju Island, South Korea …

VNU-Central for Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Studies inspects the care and protection of planted forests in Ba Vi National Park under the Forest Restoration Project funded by AEON Environment Fund, Japan

On August 23rd, 2019, Director General Luu The Anh led a group of VNU-CRES scientists to conduct an inspection of 15-hectare planted forests under the program of Afforestation at Ba Vi National Park sponsored by AEON Environmental Foundation (Japan). With the support from the Board of Directors of Ba Vi National Park, VNU-CRES has planted 35 hectares of indigenous species within the area of …

Medals “For the Development Cause of VNU” awarded to Nagao Natural Environment Foundation President and Former President

In recognition of the valuable contributions to the development of VNU in general and the partnership between VNU Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES) and Nagao Natural Environmental Foundation, Japan, in particular, on December 2, 2019, VNU Vice President Pham Bao Son presented medals “For the Development Cause of VNU” to President Ryutaro Ohtsuka and …

Training workshop on “Application of conservation genetics and forensic science to improve the effectiveness of law enforcement in the management of primate and wildlife trade”

Implementing the cooperation plan on science, technology and training in 2019, VNU Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES) in collaboration with the Department of Biology, VNU University of Science (VNU-HUS) and the German Primate Center organized a training workshop on “Application of conservation genetics and forensic science to improve the effectiveness of …

VNU’s outstanding events and achievements in 2019

The year 2019 closes with great success of Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) in almost all fields of operation. This is the fruit of a continuous striving process of the entire VNU’s system based on the preceding achievements. Here are the outstanding events and achievements in 2019 contributing to the brand name of VNU. ADVANCING IN WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING TABLES For the first time, VNU …

43rd Southeast Asia Seminar: “Economic growth, ecology, and equality: Learning from Vietnam”

Within the framework of cooperation in science and technology in 2019, from November 8-13, 2019, VNU-Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environment Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi in collaboration with the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University (Japan) organized the 43rd Southeast Asian Seminar on "Economic Growth, Ecology and Equality: Lessons from …

Preliminary activities of the International scientific conference on “Marine plastics pollution: Current situation and solutions”

In the framework of the international scientific conference on "Marine plastics pollution in Vietnam: Current situation and solutions", VNU Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies in collaboration with Vietnam Institute of Seas and Islands - Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands and the Institute for Tropical Technology - Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology …