1. Full name: Chu Thi Van Anh                                        2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 19/02/1983                                            4. Place of birth: Bac Kan

5. Admission decision number: 3202/QD-XHNV-SDH Date November 8th 2010 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, HN.

6. Changes in academic process: Change the thesis title follow the decision 937/QD-SDH, date October 11th 2011 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, HN.

7. Official thesis title: Local knowledge in using and preserving natural resources of Tay people in Ba Be district, Bac Kan province.

8. Major: Ethnology                                                       9. Code: 62 22 70 01

10. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof Hoang Luong

                        Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Ngoc Thanh

11. Summary of new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis selects the approach from local knowledge in order to elicit a new thinking in assessment of adaptability, ability to use and protect the natural environment of Tay people in Ba Be district - Bac Kan province.

- The thesis provides important scientific resources on local knowledge of Tay people in Ba Be district, Bac Kan province in general, the Tay people’s community in Ba Be lake in particular.

- Based on objective criticism, with respect to the voices of the community, the thesis discovers the negative influences of policies, as well as development projects on local knowledge in the past. Besides, their positive effects also motivate the Tay people to change their livelihoods to adapt to new conditions.

12. Practical applicability:

The thesis provides some experiences and solutions for environmental protection projects and for community development based on sustainable livelihood not only of the Tay community in Ba Be, Bac Kan but also of other ethnics.

13. Further research directions:

- Research on local knowledge of other ethnic groups in the Northern mountainous region.

- Research on the changes in the cultural life of the communities in the current period.

14. Thesis - related publications:

1. Chu Thi Van Anh (2011), “Mythology of giant gods - the important information resources of the early history of Tay - Thai inhabitants”, Journal of Science and Technology , Thai Nguyen University  Vol. 87 (11), p. 55 - 62.

Chu Thi Van Anh (2012), "Common denominator of giant gods in mythology of some ethnics in Vietnam”, Journal of Science and Technology, Thai Nguyen University Vol. 98 (6), p. 23 - 28.

Chu Thi Van Anh (2015), "The Sensitivities of the Community under the Impacts of Tourism (Case Study of Tay People in Nam Mau Commune, Ba Be District, Bac Kan Province)", International Seminor on economic and culture - society of ethnic minorities in the context of ASEAN integration, Thai Nguyen March 2015, pp. 8 - 13.

Chu Thi Van Anh (2016), "Ecological environment and culinary culture of the Tay people in Ba Be district, Bac Kan province", Journal of the Museum and Anthropology (14), pp. 28 - 37.

Chu Thi Van Anh (2016), “Local knowledge of using and protecting  water resources in Production of Tay ethnic minority in Ba Be district, Bac Kan province”, Southeast Asian Studies (199), pp. 67 - 73.

Chu Thi Van Anh (2017), "Knowledge of soil protection in the beliefs life of Tay ethnic people in Ba Be district, Bac Kan province", Journal of Cultural Studies (30), pp. 51 - 56.