- Introduces students to structure, function, and management of wetland and mangrove ecosystems in the MD

- Contents:

- Wetlands

o  Introduction

o  Biological diversity and productivity of wetland in the MD

o  Introduction to the socio-economic factors of the wetland

o  Wetland resource management

- Mangroves

o  Distribution and importance of mangrove

o  Biodiversity of mangrove

o  Mangrove ecosystem and ecology

o  Issue of mangroves and coastal protection

o  Mangrove management

Also included is a two-day field trip to mangrove and wetland conservation sites in the Melkong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City.