Jonathan
was amongst the first international conservationists to work in
Vietnam and first visited the country in 1988. As the political
climate became relaxed and donor interest increased he became progressively
more involved in developing BirdLife’s conservation activities in-country.
He moved to Vietnam in 1993, first on secondment to WWF working
on the Biodiversity Action Plan, and then opening a representative
office for BirdLife and developing a portfolio of conservation projects.
Early project interventions were focused on conducting status assessments
for threatened species and sites, and later shifted to protected
area establishment, which has remained the focus of the programme.
During this period the BirdLife Vietnam Programme has conducted
biodiversity assessments of the Red River and Mekong Deltas, secured
the gazettement of numerous new protected areas, undertaken a gap
analysis of the protected areas system, and published the first
Vietnamese-language field guide to the birds of Vietnam.
Jonathan
has a strong interest in ornithological exploration which was kindled
through his museum training and which has resulted in the discovery
and description of three bird species and numerous subspecies new
to science as a result of expeditions to the remoter parts of Vietnam’s
Central Highlands. In 2000, he participated in the first ornithological
exploration of the Cardamom Mountains in Cambodia. He publishes
regularly on bird taxonomy and distribution. Jonathan has worked
for BirdLife International for 10 years and has seen the organization
evolve and become a force in international conservation. Prior to
joining BirdLife, Jonathan worked in reserve management at Strumpshaw
Fen Nature Reserve in Norfolk, UK, and earlier worked for the British
Trust for Ornithology. He has a B.A. in Development Studies from
the University of East Anglia, U.K.
From
the beginning of April, 2003, BirdLife International in Indochina
welcome Mrs Pham Tuan Anh to our team as the new Vietnam Programme
Manager. Tuan Anh has a strong development background. She has worked
in the Vietnam-Sweden Health Co-operation from 1992 to 2001 with
considerable experience on project/programme management. She recently
returned to Hanoi from Singapore after completing her Masters study
in Public Policy. We believe Tuan Anh will bring new strengths and
ideas to our BirdLife programme in Indochina and will successfully
lead our growing Vietnam Programme
Trai
is currently leading a multi-disciplinary team conducting baseline
biodiversity surveys in forest areas in and around Ba Be National
Park and Na Hang Nature Reserve, as part of the Vietnam PARC
Project.
Trai was formerly the senior project officer on the collaborative
BirdLife-Forest Inventory and Planning Institute (FIPI) project
Expanding the Protected Areas Network in Vietnam for the 21st
Century. This European Union-funded project provided support
for the implementation of the Government of Vietnam's policy to
expand the national network of protected areas. Prior to this, he
was project officer on the project The Conservation of Biodiversity
in the Annamese Lowlands and the Da Lat Plateau, Vietnam, which
was also funded by the European Union.
Trai's
work has concentrated on biodiversity surveys and monitoring of
the wildlife resources of Vietnam. He is now recognised as one of
Vietnam's leading field ecologists. He has discovered an undescribed
taxon of muntjac and re-discovered Roosevelt's Muntjac. He was also
involved in the discovery three new species of bird: Black-crowned
Barwing, Golden-winged Laughingthrush and Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush.
He has published extensively on the fauna of Vietnam. He also has
extensive experience of protected areas planning, and production
of feasibility studies and investment plans for the establishment
of protected areas in Vietnam. Trai has recently co - authored Vietnam's
first Vietnamese-language field guide to the birds of Vietnam. Trai
has a B.Sc. in Biology.
When
first came to BirdLife in 1998, Tu worked as a Project Officer for
the BirdLife International - Institute of Ecology and Biological
Resources (IEBR) collaborative project entitled Conservation of
Key Wetland Sites in the Mekong Delta. At present, in BirdLife Vietnam
Office, Tu is in charge of waterbird and wetland issues. Since 2000
to date, Tu work on a number of wetland projects implemented by
BirdLife. During this period, Tu also worked as project officer
for a series of BirdLife's projects in protected areas planning
and development, including the EU-funded project Expanding the Protected
Areas Network in Vietnam for the 21st Century and the Danida-funded
project Improved conservation planning through institutional strengthening
in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, and especially recent GEF-funded
projects in Central Highlands.
Tu
is now acting as a National Coordinator for International Annual
Black-faced Spoonbill Census and Asian Waterbird Census in Vietnam.
Nguyen
Duc Tu has a B.Sc. in Biology from Hanoi National University in
1993, where he later worked as a researcher in the Department of
Botany. He then worked for Frontier, a UK-based conservation NGO,
before joining BirdLife International.
Ngo Van Tuan, Community-based Conservation Programme Officer
Tuan
has been working as Programme Officer in charge of Community Based
Conservation Projects in BirdLife International Vietnam Programme
since April 2006. After graduation from the Thai Nguyen University
in 1994, he continued to work for the Faculty of Forestry, Thai
Nguyen University as a teaching assistant in community forestry.
During this time he worked as a short-term consultant and project
officer for several rural and community development projects in
northern provinces.
In December 2000, he got a Master’s degree in natural resource
studies specializing in forestry at Queensland University in Australia,
and then worked as a Forestry specialist at the Department of Raw
Materials, Vietnam Paper Corporation in Hanoi. In January 2003,
he moved to work for IUCN - The World Conservation Union as a project
officer for a non-Timber Forest Products project. From April 2005
to April 2006, he worked as a Forestry Program Officer for the Vietnam
Forestry Sector Support Program Coordination Office in Hanoi.
Khanh
was born in 1976. He graduated from the Biology Department of Hanoi
National University in 1998. He started to work for BirdLife in
March 2006. He used to work as a Project Coordinator and Community
Development Leader with frequent travels to Quang Tri and Son La
provinces for a local NGO; Advancement of Community Empowerment
and Partnership in Hanoi during 1998 – 2005, where he has
gained a lot of experience in community development.
At present, he is a BirdLife’s project officer based in Quang
Tri province. He hopes that with his experience and knowledge he
will complete BirdLife’s mission in Quang Tri province, Vietnam.
Dang
Nguyen Hong Hanh has been officially working as communications officer
for BirdLife Vietnam Programme since December 2005. She started
to work as communications consultant for BirdLife in the middle
of May 2005.
A
graduate from Hanoi Foreign Trade University in early 1999, Hanh
has seven-year working experience in the field of advertising, communications
and public relations for private and foreign companies. Hopefully
her creative ideas and energy will actively contribute to the development
of BirdLife International in Indochina in the future.
My
has recently joined the BirdLife International Vietnam Programme
team as the Finance Officer. Her current responsibilities are overseeing
the development and implementation of office and financial procedures.
My hopes to further develop and improve her skills, building upon
her previous 5 years experience as an accountant for a Japanese
company. My graduated from the University of Transport and Communications
as a cost estimator.
Hue
has been working for BirdLife as an accounts assistant to the Finance
Officer since the middle of April 2006. She has a bachelor degree
in accounting from the National Economic University and has nine-year
working experience as an accountant for a state owned company.
Quyen
has been working as an Administrative Officer in BirdLife Vietnam
Programme since January 2006, undertaking a range of administrative
and logistical duties for the smooth operation of BirdLife Office
in Vietnam.
Graduating from Faculty of English Study, College of Foreign Languages,
Hanoi National University she had four year working experience as
a secretary for a Japanese Construction Company before joining BirdLife
Vietnam Programme team. She hopes to improve her skills to contribute
to the development of BirdLife.
Andrew "Jack" Tordoff, Programme Officer, Asia Division
Jack
is a Programme Officer with the BirdLife Asia Division, and is currently
based in Hanoi. His responsibilities include: supporting BirdLife
Partners, Affiliates and Country Programmes in the Asia region to
develop and implement conservation projects; preparing regional
projects to promote conservation of Important Bird Areas (IBAs);
and coordinating the preparation of an investment strategy for the
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund in the Indo-Burma Hotspot.
Jack
has worked in Asia for over eight years, much of this time in Vietnam.
He was previously the coordinator of the Royal Danish Embassy-funded
project Improved conservation planning through institutional strengthening
in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which resulted in the publication
of IBA directories for Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. He was also a
co-editor of the IBA directory for Thailand and a compiler of the
Asian IBA directory.
Outside
of Asia, Jack has also worked on conservation projects in Ghana,
Namibia, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom. He has a B.A. and M.A.
in Biology from Magdalen College, Oxford.
John
Pilgrim started work as Conservation Advisor with BirdLife International
in Indochina, based in Hanoi, at the beginning of April. After an
educational background in ecology in England, he combined his main
interests in ornithology and tropical forests by participating in
extended fieldwork projects in Indonesia, Kenya, and Papua New Guinea.
John gained his first experience with BirdLife International in
1999 during the collation of Threatened Birds of the World. This
was followed by almost six years employment with Conservation International,
including the last few years with the Global Conservation Fund where
he used his knowledge of global biodiversity and conservation planning
to assist in funding decisions and the design of funded projects.
In his new position, John will help BirdLife programme staff in
Indochina to directly apply these skills to the design, implementation,
monitoring and reporting of a variety of policy, conservation planning,
and protected area projects. Through such strengthened capacity,
we hope that BirdLife can play a more effective role in conservation
throughout the region.
Jonathan
was amongst the first international conservationists to work in
Vietnam and first visited the country in 1988. As the political
climate became relaxed and donor interest increased he became progressively
more involved in developing BirdLife’s conservation activities in-country.
He moved to Vietnam in 1993, first on secondment to WWF working
on the Biodiversity Action Plan, and then opening a representative
office for BirdLife and developing a portfolio of conservation projects.
Early project interventions were focused on conducting status assessments
for threatened species and sites, and later shifted to protected
area establishment, which has remained the focus of the programme.
During this period the BirdLife Vietnam Programme has conducted
biodiversity assessments of the Red River and Mekong Deltas, secured
the gazettement of numerous new protected areas, undertaken a gap
analysis of the protected areas system, and published the first
Vietnamese-language field guide to the birds of Vietnam. 
From
the beginning of April, 2003, BirdLife International in Indochina
welcome Mrs Pham Tuan Anh to our team as the new Vietnam Programme
Manager. Tuan Anh has a strong development background. She has worked
in the Vietnam-Sweden Health Co-operation from 1992 to 2001 with
considerable experience on project/programme management. She recently
returned to Hanoi from Singapore after completing her Masters study
in Public Policy. We believe Tuan Anh will bring new strengths and
ideas to our BirdLife programme in Indochina and will successfully
lead our growing Vietnam Programme
Trai
is currently leading a multi-disciplinary team conducting baseline
biodiversity surveys in forest areas in and around Ba Be National
Park and Na Hang Nature Reserve, as part of the Vietnam PARC
Project.
When
first came to BirdLife in 1998, Tu worked as a Project Officer for
the BirdLife International - Institute of Ecology and Biological
Resources (IEBR) collaborative project entitled Conservation of
Key Wetland Sites in the Mekong Delta. At present, in BirdLife Vietnam
Office, Tu is in charge of waterbird and wetland issues. Since 2000
to date, Tu work on a number of wetland projects implemented by
BirdLife. During this period, Tu also worked as project officer
for a series of BirdLife's projects in protected areas planning
and development, including the EU-funded project Expanding the Protected
Areas Network in Vietnam for the 21st Century and the Danida-funded
project Improved conservation planning through institutional strengthening
in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, and especially recent GEF-funded
projects in Central Highlands.
Tuan
has been working as Programme Officer in charge of Community Based
Conservation Projects in BirdLife International Vietnam Programme
since April 2006. After graduation from the Thai Nguyen University
in 1994, he continued to work for the Faculty of Forestry, Thai
Nguyen University as a teaching assistant in community forestry.
During this time he worked as a short-term consultant and project
officer for several rural and community development projects in
northern provinces. 
Khanh
was born in 1976. He graduated from the Biology Department of Hanoi
National University in 1998. He started to work for BirdLife in
March 2006. He used to work as a Project Coordinator and Community
Development Leader with frequent travels to Quang Tri and Son La
provinces for a local NGO; Advancement of Community Empowerment
and Partnership in Hanoi during 1998 – 2005, where he has
gained a lot of experience in community development.
Dang
Nguyen Hong Hanh has been officially working as communications officer
for BirdLife Vietnam Programme since December 2005. She started
to work as communications consultant for BirdLife in the middle
of May 2005. 
My
has recently joined the BirdLife International Vietnam Programme
team as the Finance Officer. Her current responsibilities are overseeing
the development and implementation of office and financial procedures.
My hopes to further develop and improve her skills, building upon
her previous 5 years experience as an accountant for a Japanese
company. My graduated from the University of Transport and Communications
as a cost estimator. 
Hue
has been working for BirdLife as an accounts assistant to the Finance
Officer since the middle of April 2006. She has a bachelor degree
in accounting from the National Economic University and has nine-year
working experience as an accountant for a state owned company.
Quyen
has been working as an Administrative Officer in BirdLife Vietnam
Programme since January 2006, undertaking a range of administrative
and logistical duties for the smooth operation of BirdLife Office
in Vietnam.
Jack
is a Programme Officer with the BirdLife Asia Division, and is currently
based in Hanoi. His responsibilities include: supporting BirdLife
Partners, Affiliates and Country Programmes in the Asia region to
develop and implement conservation projects; preparing regional
projects to promote conservation of Important Bird Areas (IBAs);
and coordinating the preparation of an investment strategy for the
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund in the Indo-Burma Hotspot. 
John
Pilgrim started work as Conservation Advisor with BirdLife International
in Indochina, based in Hanoi, at the beginning of April. After an
educational background in ecology in England, he combined his main
interests in ornithology and tropical forests by participating in
extended fieldwork projects in Indonesia, Kenya, and Papua New Guinea.
John gained his first experience with BirdLife International in
1999 during the collation of Threatened Birds of the World. This
was followed by almost six years employment with Conservation International,
including the last few years with the Global Conservation Fund where
he used his knowledge of global biodiversity and conservation planning
to assist in funding decisions and the design of funded projects.
In his new position, John will help BirdLife programme staff in
Indochina to directly apply these skills to the design, implementation,
monitoring and reporting of a variety of policy, conservation planning,
and protected area projects. Through such strengthened capacity,
we hope that BirdLife can play a more effective role in conservation
Nguyen
Cong Mao,
