The World Conservation Union (IUCN) - [Vietnam]
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Mikkel Kallesoe
Environmental Economics Program Officer
IUCN - Vietnam, World Conservation Union
13A Tran Hung Dao, IPO Box 60
Hanoi, Vietnam
Phone: +84 4 933 0012
Fax: +84 4 825 8794
E-mail: mfk@iucn.org.vn
Overview
IUCN began work in Vietnam as far back as 1984, assisting in the preparation of a draft National Conservation Strategy and a National Plan for the Environment and Sustainable Development, which was approved by the Government of Vietnam in 1991.
The Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam joined IUCN as a State Member in 1993 and since then, two local Vietnamese NGOs have become members: The Institute of Ecological Economy (Eco-Eco) and the Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (CRES) of the Hanoi National University. The international members of IUCN working in Vietnam are: The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF); Fauna and Flora International (FFI); Birdlife International; Association for Research and Environmental Aid (AREA); Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS); Canadian Centre for International Studies (CECI); Counterpart International; GTZ; and Frontier.
The country program in Vietnam is focused on the key environmental issues within the development priorities of the country. This program is built upon the historical interventions of the Union, relates to the global priorities of IUCN, is coordinated with our international conservation partners and is implemented in close cooperation with the Government of Vietnam. Today, the main focus areas are biodiversity conservation, especially of wetland and marine resources; sustainable use of natural resources and forest conservation; pollution prevention, in particular for small and medium enterprises; environmental economics; environmental awareness and integrated environmental planning.
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