Effects Of Shrimp Farming To Mangoves And Local Livelihoods In Giao Thuy District Nam Dinh Province

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

VIETNAM FORESTRY UNIVERSITY

STUDENT THESIS

EFFECTS OF SHRIMP FARMING TO MANGROVES AND LOCAL

LIVELIHOODS IN GIAO THUY DISTRICT, NAM DINH PROVINCE

Major: Natural Resources Management (Advanced Curriculum)

Code: D850101

Faculty: Forest Resources and Environmental Management

Student: Nguyen Duc Thang Student ID: 1054061331

Class: K55 Natural Resources Management Course: 2010 - 2014

Advanced Education Program

Developed in collaboration with Colorado State University, USA

Supervisor: Dr. Tran Thi Thu Ha

Hanoi, November 2014

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Acknowledgements

I would like to express the deepest appreciation and gratitude to all who gave me the

possibility to work on this thesis at Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh Province and the Vietnam

Forestry University for supporting me complete it.

After a long period of doing thesis, many people have contributed in different ways to

my research. It means, without their assistance, advice, collaborations and supports this thesis

would not have been possible.

First and foremost, I would like to thank my supervisors, Dr. Tran Thi Thu Ha for her

guidance throughout the various stages of the thesis. I am grateful to her for supporting and

encouraging me when I felt stuck and disappointed. Ms Ha, you let me think and work alone

to find methods and answers, but you did not forget to guide me and always supported to my

thinking. In this way, you trained me to become an independent researcher. Besides, I also

especially thank Prof. Lee MacDonald for assisting me in the logical outline, structure and for

valuable comments and discussions of final presentation. It is lucky to learn from you as an

academic professor, as a friend and as a father.

This thesis is developed from invaluable information, experiences and support from

many shrimp famers, residents, as well as staff from the government in Giao An and Giao

Thien Communes, Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh Province. I am greatly indebted to all of

them. Specially, my thank also goes to Mr. Nguyen Viet Cach, the head of Xuan Thuy

National Park, Mr. Dinh Cong Thanh, head of Giao Thien Commune, Mr. Tran Quang Vong,

head of Giao An Commune, Mr. Mai Xuan Thanh, assistant of Giao Thien Commune and Ms

Nguyen Thi Trang, assistant of Xuan Thuy National Park, for their support and

encouragement during my fieldwork. They made Giao Thuy become my second homeland

and more than any others they have inspired to see the day my thesis is completed.

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Many thanks are due to my friends in K55 Advanced Program in Natural Resources

Management. Thanks for your support, fun and study time we had in Vietnam Forestry

University. I could not spend a long time in this university without you. I always appreciated

our friendship and heartedly keep it forever.

Lastly, I express my gratitude to my family, my parent and my brother, for their

continuous support and encouragement. I would like to say you are my energy and motivation

which help me complete this difficult study in a long time. And you all deserve this thesis.

Hanoi, November 2014

Nguyen Duc Thang