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 (HUE)
 * 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


 * 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