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- ISSN: 2333-2581
- Modern Environmental Science and Engineering
Natural Resources and Environment — The Foundation for Sustainable Development: The New Thought and Policy Suggestions for Vietnam
Abstract: After decades of development the world had created both positive and negative changes. Beside economic, social development and prosperity, environmental degradation and social troubles also exist like hunger and poverty, armed conflicts,… Linked with those changes there are evolution of thoughts in development and development management. This paper aims to reveal changes of thought in management related to natural resources and environment (NRE) at 3 aspects: the new awareness on NRE; the new thought and approach on NRE; and policy suggestions towards sustainable development in new development context in Vietnam. NRE is the foundation for sustainable development and this can be considered as new awareness in Vietnam. Roles of NRE is now in a higher position than in the past. The new awareness is adopted and promoted by the Government of Vietnam (GoV) which considers it as leading management point of view towards sustainable development of the country in coming time. The new thought and approach on NRE are expressed in the development policy framework for new economic models towards a green, circular and sharing economy. Those new economic models are creating a great family of sustainable economic models in Vietnam. The policy suggestions are proposed towards creating and developing a favorable ecosystem for development management at 2 aspects: legal framework and policies, management instruments.
Key words: natural resources and environment, sustainable development, green economy, circular economy, sharing economy
