Japan & Vietnam Sign Forest Risk Analysis MOU

The memorandum of understanding between Japan’s ISM and Vietnam’s FIPI covers joint research in forest inventory and ecological informatics.

AsianScientist (Aug. 11, 2015) – The Institute of Statistical Mathematics (ISM) in Japan has signed an memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vietnam’s Forest Inventory and Planning Institute (FIPI).

FIPI is a Vietnamese national research institute engaged in forest inventory, planning and projection. The MOU is signed against the background of research into forest management risks driven by the Risk Analysis Research Center (RARC) at ISM. On signing the MOU, the Risk Research NOE has become a network comprising seven overseas research institutes and universities (along with three universities in Japan).

On June 2, 2015, Dr. Nguyen Nghia Bien, Director-General of FIPI visited the Director-General of ISM, Professor Tomoyuki Higuchi, for a signing ceremony at ISM. An agreement was reached on conducting joint research, through the exchange of ideas as well as exchange of researchers and students, in the areas of forest inventory and planning, forest statistics, forest economics, and forest and ecological informatics.

After the signing ceremony, Vice Director-General Professor Satoshi Ito (NOE Promotion Unit Manager), Director of the Risk Analysis Research Center Professor Satoshi Yamashita, and Professor Atsushi Yoshimoto engaged in further discussions about future collaboration. ISM plans to further develop collaborative activities with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.

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Source: Research Organization of Information and Systems.
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