{"id":92,"date":"2013-11-05T16:35:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T16:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thiennhienviet.org.vn\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2015-08-18T04:03:52","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T04:03:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thiennhienviet.org.vn\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Viet Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Viet Nature Conservation Centre is an autonomous national conservation NGO in Vietnam that has grown from BirdLife\u2019s involvement in over 20 years of programme development and support to civil society in the country. Inheriting the prestigious science base, staff and assets of BirdLife International, Viet Nature continues to build national leadership in the field of conservation in the country. Viet Nature\u2019s works focus on: conservation action on the ground; biodiversity monitoring; linking biodiversity to human well-being and in the context of climate change; conservation science capacity building; and environmental awareness raising and education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><\/b><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Vision<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vietnam\u2019s rich biological diversity, especially wildlife and natural ecosystems, is protected and conserved, enhancing Vietnamese people\u2019s quality of life and ensuring the country\u2019s sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Mission<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Viet Nature\u2019s mission is to strive to halt the loss of biodiversity in Vietnam, conserve the integrity and diversity of nature, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources, enhancing Vietnamese people\u2019s quality of life and ensuring the country\u2019s sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Areas of operation<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Viet Nature\u2019s main registered areas of operation include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Research and application of sustainable solutions to such fields as nature and biodiversity conservation; maintaining and restoring fundamental ecological processes and ecosystems; sustainable management and use of natural resources; responses to climate change;<\/li>\n<li>Building and operating pilot models\/areas for biodiversity conservation;<\/li>\n<li>Science and technology services: provision of consultancy services, critical assessment, evaluation, organizing training, seminars and conferences in the above-mentioned areas of research; dissemination of knowledge and information, raising awareness on biodiversity conservation and ecotourism;<\/li>\n<li>Cooperation with organizations and individuals in Vietnam and internationally to implement all the above-mentioned tasks of Viet Nature Conservation Centre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; color: #439f55; text-align: justify;\" href=\"http:\/\/thiennhienviet.org.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/viet_nature_logotype_color_on_white2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"viet_nature_logotype_color_on_white\" src=\"http:\/\/thiennhienviet.org.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/viet_nature_logotype_color_on_white2.png\" width=\"960\" height=\"574\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Using various shades of green, Viet Nature\u2019s logo presents the organization\u2019s mission to strive to halt the loss of biodiversity in Vietnam, conserve the integrity and diversity of nature, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources, enhancing Vietnamese people\u2019s quality of life and ensuring the country\u2019s sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The artwork was developed by Mr. Petr Vorasicky, a graphic designer and artist living in Prague, Czech Republic. \u201cThe pattern of the veins on the leave is always inspiring because it represents life and the way nature works. Human is just a part of nature and we need to respect the way nature embrace lives on this earth,\u201d Petr explained his idea of using the vein pattern of the leaf in this logo.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viet Nature Conservation Centre is an autonomous national conservation NGO in Vietnam that has grown from BirdLife\u2019s involvement in over 20 years of programme development and support to civil society in the country. 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