To promoting and maintain cooperation with the University of California, Irvine, USA, on March 6, 2025, the Management Board of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park had a meeting to welcome and work with the research team of University of California, Irvine that led by Ms. Kathleen Rose Johnson, Professor, PhD, Department of Earth System Sciences (ESS).
On behalf of the National Park Management Board, there was Mr. Dinh Huy Tri, Deputy Director of the National Park Management Board and representatives of the leaders of the divisions and subordinate units are at the meeting. In addition to the members of the research team from the University of California, Irvine, there was the presence of Ms. Deborah Limbert, an expert from the British Royal Cave Association, who also attended the meeting.
The team of University of California, Irvine reported and discussed the results of the joint research
Two sides evaluated the results of joint scientific research on paleoclimate in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the past and discussed cooperation plans in the coming time. Accordingly, from March 2020 to present, the research team led by Professor Dr. Kathleen Johnson has conducted 04 field research trips in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. The research team will integrate with data from previous climate records of other areas by collecting environmental data (temperature, humidity, CO2) and analyzing soil samples, rainwater, drip water in caves, oxygen isotope analysis and chemical composition measurements, to apply to models serving climate forecasting in Vietnam in general and in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in particular.
The Management Board of National Park and the team from the University of California, Irvine, USA participated in taking photos
Research cooperation with the University of California, Irvine plays a significant role in management and conservation, especially scientific research, creating a database of paleoclimate history in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park area, thereby contributing to the conservation and preservation of the outstanding global values of the World Natural Heritage Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in order to promptly adapt to the current global climate change situation.
According to the schedule, the research team from the University of California, Irvine will conduct a field survey at Hoan My Cave and Hoa Huong Cave from March 6 to 13, 2025./.
