I am now studying in UMSL - MBG - SAIN LOUIS

Cuoc song binh yen. Nguyen Manh Cuong

This is a Saurauia macrotricha Kurz. I am now studying in UMSL. I went back to the fieldwork last summer. I was a great summer. I went to Lao Cai, Sapa, Hoang Lien Son National Park. This species collected from Hoang Lien Son National Park.

I was born in Cuc Phuong National Park and grew up close to nature. Everyday when I wake up, I hear the birds singing near my house. When I went to the forest, I saw animals in the wild. I remembered what I learned in primary school when my teacher said that humans can live in harmony with nature, and nature can support and sustain us. In 1962, Cuc Phuong was established as the first National Park in Vietnam. Even as a National Park, because of its large size and it was practically unprotected throughout its area, local people living in and around the park over-exploited the natural resources. After 20 years, the area of primary forest had been reduced because of forest clearing for agriculture, animal poaching, illegal logging, and collection of firewood and stone for housing construction. Since 1992, I have worked at Cuc Phuong National Park as the park’s botanist. In 1994, the park sent me to study for my bachelor’s degree in biology at Hanoi National University, majoring in plat taxonomy. I retuned to Cuc Phuong and worked with the Science and International Cooperation Department at Cuc Phuong National Park. I have been involved in several conservation projects in the park, especially the study of climbing plants (lianas) supported by Flora and Fauna International (FFI) and the study of biodiversity in the park supported by the International Cooperative Biodiversity Group (ICBG) based at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The presence of non-government organizations (NGOs) doing conservation work in the park gave me the encouragement and motivation to participate in conservation efforts in Cuc Phuong National Park. As a result of collection and inventory work on seed plants of Cuc Phuong National Park (http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/plantatlas) Plants of Cuc Phuong National Park

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Under the ICBG program. My plan for my Master’s degree program in Biology is to study plant taxonomy with an emphasis on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. I feel strongly that the conservation of biodiversity in Vietnam must be a priority for my studies and the focus of my career. My professional goals include working with Vietnamese government in some capacity as a Conservation Manager with focus on developing and implementing sustainable conservation plans and performing conservation research that will contribute to the long-term protection of the ecosystems and the threatened plants in Vietnam. My training at University of Missouri at Saint Louis (UMSL) will provide me with an understanding of the modern approaches and theories of biodiversity conservation and natural resource management.