1. Full name: Phan Ba Ngoc                                                       2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: 31/05/1971                                                        4. Place of birth:  Ha Tinh province

5. Decision on recognizing PhD Student: Decision No. 3972/QD-DHKHTN, dated on 24/11/2016 by Rector of the VNU University of Sciences.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Evaluation of agricultural land resources, and proposing economically and environmentally sustainable agricultural land use options in Son La province.

8. Major: Environment and Sustainable Development                  9. Code: 9440301.04

10. Supervisors: Dr.Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Xuan Hai

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

It assessed the causes, processes and trends of degradation and vulnerability to agricultural land resources as consequences of natural factors and human activity in Son La province.

Proposing a number of economical cropping systems that is environmental sustainable for maize, coffee and orchard through theoretical research and field trial.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The results of the study contribute to propose a number of solutions to the effective use of agricultural land resources in Son La area.

Land use options that are economical, social and environmental efficiency, adoptable to local knowledge.

13. Further research directions, if any

Further research on measures to improve soil fertility.

Two land use options reducing soil erosion can be applied in a larger scale.

14. Thesis-related publications:

[1]. Phan Ba Hoc, Pham Anh Hung, Tran Thj Hong, Le Sy Chinh, Nguyen Xuan Hai, Le Sy Chung (2019), “ Application of Geography Information Systems (GIS) building Soil degration map: Case study in Son La Provine”, Proceedings of the 11th National Geographic Science Conference, Vol.2, p 950-959

 [2]. Phan Ba Hoc, Pham Anh Hung, Nguyen Quoc Viet, Le Xuan Thai. Le Sy Chinh, Nguyen Xuan Hai (2019), “Integrated Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing for soil erosion assessment by using Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE): Case study in Son La province”, VNU Journal of Science: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vol.35, p 42-52