| Project: | Promoting active participation of civil society in environmental governance |
| Objective: | Improve environmental condition in Viet Nam by (i) raising awareness of high-level politital on the need to expand the engagement of civil society in environmental monitoring and evaluation, (ii) improving the quality and quantity of environment reporting and analysis, (iii) building capacity of local NGOs. |
| Duration: | 2010 - 2012 |
| Contact person: | Ms. Nguyen Thuy Anh – Communications & Outreach Officer |
| Organizations: |
VIHR, TRAFFIC, WWF
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| Project: | Mekong Water Dialogues (MWD) |
| Objective: | Promote IWRM and civil society participation in water resources management; expand areas of wetlands in Mekong Delta; address potential impacts of Mekong dams |
| Duration: | 2008-2014 |
| Contact person: | Mr. Nguyen Duc Tu, Water & Wetlands Coordinator |
| Organizations: |
WARECOD, USGS, MRC, WWF, Can Tho University
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| Project: |
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) |
| Objective: | Promote co-management arrangements to improve mangrove restoration; assess feasibility of mangrove REDD projects. |
| Duration: | 2009-2013 |
| Contact person: | Ms. Bui Thi Thu Hien, Marine & Coastal Coordinator |
| Organizations: |
CARE, WWF, GTZ
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| Project: | Karst management and species protection in Kien Giang |
| Objective: | Establish a new protected area to offset the impacts of limestone quarrying; silvered langur management |
| Duration: | 2008-2012 |
| Contact person: | Mr. Nguyen Duc Tu – Water & Wetlands Coordinator |
| Organizations: |
ITB
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| Project: | Regional planning in Northern Highlands Limestone |
| Objective: | Improve environmental management in northern Vietnam through data integration and analysis and policy recommendations. |
| Duration: | 2009-2010 |
| Contact person: | Ms. Ly Minh Hai, Forest Policy Coordinator |
| Organizations: |
FFI, PRCF, WARECOD, Pan Nature
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| Project: |
Establishing a new environmental curriculum |
| Objective: | Design an environment and human rights curriculum for the Vietnam Institute of Human Rights |
| Duration: | 2009-2010 |
| Contact person: | Ms. Ly Minh Hai, Forest Policy Coordinator |
| Organizations: |
IDLO, RWI
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| Project: | Coastal and marine conservation |
| Objective: | Protect turtle nesting beaches; support management of Ha Long Bay WHS; develop GEF proposal for North Tonkin Archipelago |
| Duration: | 2003-ongoing |
| Contact person: | Ms. Bui Thi Thu Hien, Marine & Coastal Coordinator |
| Organizations: |
NOAA, UNESCO, University of Queensland
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| Project: |
Livelihood and Landscapes Strategies (LLS) |
| Objective: | Promote FLEGT reforms and FLEGT/REDD links; support EU VPA negotiations; assess policy barriers to scaling up community forestry |
| Duration: | 2007-2010 |
| Contact person | Ms. Ly Minh Hai, Forest Policy Coordinator |
| Organizations: |
Forest Trends, GTZ, TRAFFIC, WWF, European Forest Institute
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| Project: | Asia Regional Biodiversity Conservation Programme (ARBCP) |
| Objective: | ARBCP is aiming to improve the sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity conservation in Vietnam and the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) Countries. IUCN has been working to strengthen the governance and institutional framework to support the sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity conservation. |
| Duration and Site: | To be completed in September, 2008 Lam Dong, Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc Provinces |
| Contact person: | Ms. Ly Thi Minh Hai, Forestry Policy Coordinator |
| Organizations: | GOV: Department of Environment under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment PARTNERS: Winrock International DONORS: U.S. Agency for International Development |
| Project: | Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative (BCI) – Development of a Biodiversity Corridors Decree |
| Objective: | The project aims to support the implementation of the Biodiversity Law. Under CEP - BCI, IUCN is providing technical assistance to develop a Decree on Biodiversity Corridor |
| Duration and Site: | To be completed in March, 2008 |
| Contact person: | Ms. Ly Thi Minh Hai, Forestry Policy Coordinator |
| Organizations: | GOV: Department of Environment under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment DONOR: Asia Development Bank |
| Project: | Building Capacity for Integrated Coastal Management in Viet Nam - Phase II |
| Objective: | support the development of strategies for effective integrated coastal management. |
| Duration and Site: | 2006-2009, Hai Phong City and Quang Ninh Province |
| Contact person: | Ms. Bui Thi Thu Hien, Marine and Coastal Coordinator |
| Organizations: | GOV: Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and Provincial Peoples’ Committees of Hai Phong and Quang Ninh DONOR: U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration; US. State Department |
| Project: | Support for Development of Master Plan for Environment Protection on Phu Quoc Island |
| Objective: | Develop a master plan for finding a balance between conservation and development on Phu Quoc Island. |
| Duration and Site: | 2006-2008 |
| Contact person: | Ms. Bui Thi Thu Hien, Marine and Coastal Coordinator |
| Organizations: | GoV: Viet Nam Environmental Protection Agency, MONRE DONOR Sida |
| Project: | Marine Turtle Conservation Action Plan to 2010 in Viet Nam |
| Objective: | Reduce the threat to marine turtles through capacity-building and raising public awareness |
| Duration and Site: | 2005-2008 |
| Contact person: | Ms. Bui Thi Thu Hien, Marine and Coastal Coordinator |
| Organizations: | GoV: Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) PARTNER: Bai Tu Long National Park, and Minh Chau Commune, Van Don District, Quang Ninh Province DONOR: Danida |
| Project: | Community based marine turtle nesting beach conservation in Quang Tri Province, Central of Viet Nam |
| Objective: | Promote community-based conservation of marine turtles and their habitats – Identify and enhance benefits of marine biodiversity conservation for local communities, and increase knowledge about threats to nesting and migrating marine turtles in pilot sites of Hai An Commune, Hai Lang District and Trieu Lang Commune, Trieu Phong District Quang Tri Province, Central of Viet Nam. |
| Duration and Site: | 2007-2009 |
| Contact person: | Ms. Bui Thi Thu Hien, Marine and Coastal Coordinator |
| Organizations: | GoV: Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Department of Quang Tri Fisheries P ARTNER: Hai An and Trieu Lang Commune, Quang Tri Province DONOR: US FWS (Fish and Wildlife Service) |
| Project: | MPA Management Capacity Building Training Pilot Project |
| Objective: | To ensure that tourism activities in the South China Sea impact MPAs in a positive way, the Project trains and provides support for MPA managers from Southeast Asia and China in developing and implementing plans for sustainable tourism in their own MPAs. |
| Duration and Site: | 2005-2008 |
| Contact person: | Ms. Bui Thi Thu Hien, Marine and Coastal Coordinator |
| Organizations: | PARTNER: U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) DONOR: NOAA, NOS, Sida |
| Project: | Ha Long bay management department institutional strengthening project |
| Objective: | Strengthening the capacity through goal setting, organizational review and the development of a Strategy for Conservation and Development of Ha Long Bay that is linked to formal training, learning and mentoring on-the-job for staff of Ha long Bay Management Department |
| Duration and Site: | 2007-2009 |
| Contact person: | Ms. Bui Thi Thu Hien, Marine and Coastal Coordinator |
| Organizations: | GoV: Quang Ninh PPC Department PARTNER: Ha Long Bay Management Department DONOR: UNESCO |
| Project: | Livelihoods and Landscapes Restoration Strategy (LLS) Project |
| Objective: | achieve the implementation of national and local policies and programmes in order to create real and meaningful change in the lives of rural poor. |
| Duration and Site: | August 2007 - December 2008, Quang Nam and Lam Dong Provinces |
| Contact person: | Mr. Tran Manh Hung, Forest Governance Officer |
| Organizations: | GoV: Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) |
| Project: | Strengthening Voices for Better Choices Project (SVBC) |
| Objective: | promote forest governance arrangements in accordance with FLEGT |
| Duration and Site: | Feb 2005 - Jun 2009 Yen Bai, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, Lam Dong, Dong Nai Binh Phuoc Provinces |
| Contact person: | Mr. Tran Manh Hung, Forest Governance Officer |
| Organizations: | GoV: Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) PARTNER: Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) DONOR: The European Commission |
| Project: | Trans-boundary Conservation of the Annamite Range Project (Laos, Viet Nam) |
| Objective: | To catalyze and support trans-boundary conservation through consolidated high level government commitments, enabling policies, and on-ground activities in the Annamite Range. |
| Contact person: | Dr. Katherine Warner, Head, IUCN Country Group 1: Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia |
| Organizations: | GoV: Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development; Natural Resources and Environment; Culture and Information; Foreign Affairs, Provincial Peoples’ Committees of Quang Binh, Ha Tinh and Nghe An, Management boards of relevant parks, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism PARTNER: Flora and Fauna, International World Wide Fund for Nature, Center for Resources and Environment Studies, TRAFFIC DONOR: Regional Natural Heritage Programme, Australia Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia Australian Government |
| Project: | Water for Food and Ecosystem |
| Objective: | This pilot initiative envisages to take forward the foundation built by the preparatory phase, and will put into action the proposed approaches with a comprehensive set of activities. |
| Duration and Site: | July 2007 - July 2008 |
| Contact person: | Mr. Ly Minh Dang, Water and Wetlands Programme Manager |
| Organizations: | GoV: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) PARTNER: Commission on Ecology Management, IUCN DONOR: Government of the Netherlands; Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality |
| Project: | IUCN - Holcim Cooperation Programme in Viet Nam |
| Objective: | The following potential areas of support were identified during the course of the consultations: At policy level: Project 1: Integration of environmental considerations (CESR) across the Holcim chain in Vietnam At field level: Project 2: Pilot project on Integrated Karst Management close to the Holcim site in the Ha Tien plains. |
| Duration and Site: | February 2008 - February 2012 |
| Contact person: | Mr. Vu Minh Duc, Senior Programme Officer Ms. Nguyen Thi Yen, Forest Programme Manager |
| Organizations: | PARTNER: Holcim Viet Nam |
| Project: | Sida Framework Agreement |
| Objective: | Sida's extended support to IUCN Viet Nam's Strategic Framework 2007-2010 |
| Contact person: | IUCN Viet Nam Programme Country Representative, Mr. Vu Van Trieu IUCN Viet Nam Programme Coordinator, Mr Bernard O'Callaghan |
| Organizations: | DONOR: Sida |
