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Significant Contributions of Ph.D Dissertation Title of Dissertation: Policy on Environmental Forest Lease at National Parks in Northern Vietnam: Case Study in Ba Vi, Tam Dao and Ben En National Parks Specialization: Agricultural Economic Ph.D Candidate: Bui Thi Minh Nguyet Advisors: Asso Prof Dr Vu Dinh Thang Asso Prof Dr Tran Quoc Khanh Code: 62.62.01.15 Student ID: 62.62.01.15 The new contributions on academic and theoretical Research specific activities on renting environmental forest, the dissertation points out that environmental forest lease is different from forest lease in two aspects: The lease object is forest environmental services, so rented company only exploits environmental services in a certain period, the lease does not prohibit the state ownership of the forest The dissertation confirms that environmental forest lease should be determined on the basis of the value of environmental services which has been quantified in practice The findings, recommendations from the research results (1) The dissertation has proposed a new approach in the management and use of forest resources in Vietnam, which is the identical functions of forests on the economic - social - ecological aspects Ecological and social functions must be considered in order to increase the total economic value of forests (2) The dissertation proposes that the exploitation of the values associated with the function of each forest type, the value of environmental services created from ecological functions Forest owners should be benefit from forest functions when conducting lease and the lessee have to pay for this service (3) The dissertation confirms that the environmental forest is a potential value of forests However, environmental forest can only be to rented when becoming one of the forest environmental services Type of forest environmental services having the potential to rent in national parks is eco-tourism services, this service is suitable for national parks The rental units only pay for services on the basis to ensure compliance with national park regulations and principles of ecotourism Advisor Ph.D Candidate Asso Prof Dr Vu Dinh Thang Bui Thi Minh Nguyet