1. Full name: Pham Thi Cam Van                                                2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 04/03/1984                                                        4. Place of birth: Hung Yen

5. Admission decision number: No. 2934/QĐ-KHTN-CTSV signed on September 07, 2011 by the Rector of VNU University of Science.

6. Changes in academic process: Decision No. 5585/QĐ- ĐHKHTN signed on December 31, 2015 by the Rector of VNU University of Science.

7. Official thesis title: A Research on Scientific Basis for the Development of Community-based Ecotourism in Moc Chau Mountainous District, Son La Province.

8. Major: Management of Resources and Environment                            9. Code: 62850101

10. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Cao Huan -  main supervisor

                            Dr. Tran Thi Mai Hoa-             co-supervisor

11. Summary of the new findings of the doctoral thesis:

- Applying geographical, ecological anthropology approaches and methods such as GIS, resource assessment, etc... to clarify Moc Chau’s territorial zoning into 5 subregions, as a scientific evidence for the development of community-based ecotourism in Moc Chau District

- Identifying three typical types of sustainable tourism in this area, namely (1) homestay, (2) agricultural tourism; (3) trekking tourism; and assessing levels of priority to develop community-based ecotourism of each subregions. Finally, suggesting orientation solutions for community-based ecotourism development of Moc Chau district.

12. Practical applicability, if any: The databases, and research results (such as thematic maps) of the thesis are valuable scientific reference for local government and managers to make planning decisions, and exploit the territory sustainably for tourism development. Also, it can be documents of interest for those doing researches on community-based tourism, ecotourism in other similar areas.

13. Further research directions, if any: Studying the supply side of each mentioned types of  tourism in Moc Chau (i.e. the needs and demands of visitors) and other conditions for the implementation of those tourism types into practice.

14. Thesis-related publications:

[1] Nguyen Tham Thu Ha, Nguyen Cong Thao, Pham Thi Cam Van (2013),  “Ecologycal Anthropology in Vietnam: Two Stages, One Journey”, Anthropology Review, 3, pp. 52-61.

[2] Nguyen Cong Thao, Pham Thi Cam Van, Nguyen Tham Thu Ha (2013), “Environmental research from the anthropological perspective in The West and Vietnam”, Journal Of Vietnam Academy Of Social Sciences, 9, pp. 92-104.

 [3] Pham Thi Cam Van (2016), “Application of GIS to set up tourism resource map of Moc Chau district, Son La province”, Proceedings of the Geographical Science Conferrence in Viet Nam, 9th, dated 12/2016, pp. 1133-1137.

[4] Pham Thi Cam Van (2017), “Research on Community-Based Tourism from the Human Ecology Approach (A Case Study in Moc Chau District, Son La Province)”, Proceedings of the National Scientific Conference, Institute of Ethnology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, pp. 1109-1119.

 [5] Pham Thi Cam Van, Nguyen Cao Huan, Tran Thi Mai Hoa (2017), “Applying Geographical Approach for Community-based Ecotourism Research: a Case Study in Moc Chau District, Son La Province”, Human Geography Review, 2, pp. 12-19.

[6] Pham Thi Cam Van, Nguyen Tham Thu Ha (2017), “The Practical Situation of Community-based Tourism in Ethnic Groups in Tan Lap Commune, Moc Chau District, Son La Province”, Anthropology Review, 5, pp. 28-47.