Staff

Assoc. Prof. Le Dien Duc is Director of the Center for Environment and Community Resource Development (CECAD) since 2004. He is an academic and environmental scientist with an extensive career spanning several decades. He completed his undergraduate studies in Zoology at Hanoi University from 1958 to 1961 and later earned his Ph.D. in Ecology from Humboldt University in Germany (1968-1972). From 1961 to 2003, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Hanoi, which later became the University of Science under Vietnam National University, specializing in vertebrate zoology, biogeography, and environmental protection.
His research contributions include numerous publications on Vietnam's wetlands, bird species conservation, and sustainable environmental management. He has been a key figure in promoting Vietnam's accession to international environmental conventions such as the Ramsar Convention on wetlands and CITES for the protection of endangered species

Dr. Le received her MA in Urban and Environmental Policy at Tufts University and her PhD in Agriculture and Rural Development at the Institute of Social Studies, the Netherlands. Dr. Le has been the project manager or project coordinator of numerous research and development projects funded by a range of different donors. She has published books and numerous articles in international journals. Her work has greatly contributed to raising environmental awareness of local people and promoting biodiversity conservation and environmental protection in rural Vietnam. Together with her colleagues at the Center for Environment and Community Assets Development (CECAD) they are building on their long-term commitment to help local communities to have the biggest positive impact on nature and at the same time to ensure that sustainable farming is supporting farmers and their communities.

Dr. Le received her MA in Urban and Environmental Policy at Tufts University and her PhD in Agriculture and Rural Development at the Institute of Social Studies, the Netherlands. Dr. Le has been the project manager or project coordinator of numerous research and development projects funded by a range of different donors. She has published books and numerous articles in international journals. Her work has greatly contributed to raising environmental awareness of local people and promoting biodiversity conservation and environmental protection in rural Vietnam. Together with her colleagues at the Center for Environment and Community Assets Development (CECAD) they are building on their long-term commitment to help local communities to have the biggest positive impact on nature and at the same time to ensure that sustainable farming is supporting farmers and their communities.

Thu earned her master's degree in Environmental Science from the University of Tsukuba in Japan in 2014. She has more than 10 years of working experience on development projects in both international and local non-government organizations in Vietnam. Thu has been involved in numerous projects focused on disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, natural resource management and community development. Her primary motivation is to assist vulnerable and marginalized communities, with the goal of enhancing their resilience against disaster risks and the impacts of climate change.

Anh Tran gained a bachelor’s degree in English Language, specializing in business English in 2016. Since then, she has worked as a project officer at the Center for Environment and Community Assets Development (CECAD). Anh has opportunity to participate in various projects in the field of community development, biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, climate change adaptation and sustainability in Vietnam. Her personal mission is to become an innovator in climate change adaptation and sustainable development, with expertise in enhancing local communities' capacity to adapt to climate risks and actively involving them in sustainability efforts.

Nguyen Trong Giang is part of the field staff at the Center for Environment and Community Asset Development (CECAD), the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA). Giang has studied the subject of Environment at the Vietnam National University. His work at CECAD is a chance for him to put his knowledge gained at University into practice and to improve his experiences of working with the community, especially the ethic minority poor people.

Do Trong Hiep is part of the field staff at the Center for Environment and Community Asset Development (CECAD), the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA). He loves nature and cares about the relationship between nature, environment and people. He recognizes that there is a close connection between biodiversity loss, environmental degradation and poverty. He has graduated from the Hanoi University of Science at the Vietnam National University with a specialisation in Biodiversity and is currently studying business management at the Vietnam National Economics University. By working at CECAD, he wants to learn and share his knowledge in order to help the poor in rural Vietnam improve their livelihoods. He also wants to help protect biodiversity as well as the environment.