Phan Nguyên Hồng

Phan Nguyên Hồng (Đức Thọ, 1935) is a Vietnamese academic who is a leading authority on the mangrove ecosystem in Asia, and was awarded the 2008 International Cosmos Prize in recognition of his work.

Hồng has been involved in comprehensive scientific research in Vietnam, where war and overdevelopment have had a devastating impact on its mangrove ecosystem. He has made a major contribution to the restoration of the mangrove forests. The Can Gio district, in particular, is an unprecedented example of the successful restoration and conservation of a mangrove forest.

Education and career

• Education

  1956 B.Sc., Hanoi Pedagogic University

  1964 M.Sc. in Ecology, HUE

  1970 PhD, Hanoi University of Education

• Employment

  1980－1991 Associate Professor of Hanoi University of Education

  1991－2007 Professor of HNUE

  1987－1994 Director of the Mangrove Ecosystem Research Centre (MERC),Hanoi University of Education (HUE)

  1995－2002 Vice Director, Centre for Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (CRES), Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU)

  2003－2007 Director of the Mangrove Ecosystem Research Centre (MERC),Hanoi University of

Education (HUE)

• Honors

  1997 People Teacher Title by the President of Vietnam

  2000 Labour Award (1st level) rewarded by the President and Prime Minister of S.R. Vietnam

  2005 Environment Prize rewarded by Ministry of Natural Resources 　&Environment.

• Publications

  1993 The Mangroves of Vietnam

  2000 Ecological study of mangrove forest in Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh C City, Vietnam

  2002 Mangrove Ecosystem in the Red River Coastal Zone –Biodiversity, Ecology, Socio-Economics, Management and Education

  2006 The role of mangroves and coral reef ecosystems in natural 　　disaster mitigation and coastal life improvement

External links

Hanoi National University of Education [1]