Title: Conservation of Threatened Plant Species in Vietnam
Time: Thu. Jan 08, 2025, 6-7 PM PST (Vancouver)
Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Sam
Vietnam National University of Forestry
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Dr. Hoang Van Sam
Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Sam is a full professor and the director of the International Cooperation Department of the University.
He graduated MSc in 2004 and PhD in 2009 from Leiden University, the Netherlands on plant taxonomy and biodiversity conservation. He teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate on Plant taxonomy and conservation, and national park management.
He is the first director of the Biodiversity Centre, at the Vietnam National University of Forestry. He is a member of the editor board of 4 international journals and the steering committee of the Asia Pacific Forestry Education Coordination Mechanism.
Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Sam has carried out the field trip in many national parks, and natural reserves in Vietnam, leading more than 30 research projects. He has published more than 100 papers.
He has supervised 13 PhD, 62 MSc and 65 BSc students in Vietnam, Italy, Laos and China. He also gives lectures on tropical plants for students in Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Japan and the USA.forestry.
Abstract
Vietnam has been acknowledged as a country with high biodiversity and as one of the prioritized nations for global conservation. The country is home to about 15,000 vascular plant species, many of which are of important economic and conservation value. The total number of endangered plant species in Vietnam is 464 (Vietnam Red Book, 2007). By 2023, the forest coverage, including natural forest and plantation forest, increased by 42.02% with 14.86 million ha (MARD 2023). A system of 168 protected areas has been established in all ecoregions nationwide covering an area of 6.9% of the territory and they contribute a vital role in ensuring the sustainable maintenance and preservation of the most significant ecosystems and their biodiversity values.
Natural forests in Vietnam are still experiencing degradation because of various reasons. However, Vietnam has also achieved a lot in plant conservation. Many species threatened by extinction in the wild have successfully been conserved and developed.