Dr Tuyen Nghiem is a researcher at the VNU Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES), Vietnam National University, Hanoi, and an urban and regional planning specialist with a PhD in Area Studies from Kyoto University, Japan. Her research focuses on the links between ecosystem services, livelihoods and human well-being in Vietnam. As Principal Investigator of several projects, she has examined how ecosystems support health, household livelihoods, and access to wildlife, medicinal plants and wild vegetables. Her recent work explores the social and environmental dimensions of energy transitions, climate change, and ecosystem service valuation.