About us | NatureWize Vietnam

Viet Nam

Who we are

NatureWize Vietnam - An innovative new consultancy

NatureWize Vietnam is a new innovative environmental education consultancy that aims to assist in building a more sustainable and resilient Vietnam. Our vision is for healthy people living in healthy communities on a healthy planet. This registered social enterprise is led by two Australian directors, Phil Smith and Geoff Young. They have lived and worked in Vietnam for more than four years, each has over 40 years of achievements in Australian and international organisations.

“Everyone has the right to live in a clean environment and has the obligation to protect the environment.

Vision & Mission

Vision

To become a pioneer organization in raising awareness and action on environmental protection through sustainable education, contributing to building a young generation that lives responsibly towards nature and the community.

mission

Provide innovative, practical educational programs to spread environmental protection knowledge and skills to students and the community.

Our Values

Sustainability

Inclusivity

Innovation

Community Empowerment

Sustainability

Committed to promoting practices and solutions that ensure long-term ecological health and resilience. This includes not only environmental conservation but also ensuring that our educational efforts empower individuals and communities to adopt sustainable lifestyles.

Inclusivity

Innovation

Community Empowerment

Our approach

We will work in close partnership with your staff to:

Research, design, deliver and evaluate outstanding programs
Train your staff in new and more and effective practices
Communicate your outcomes, achievements and new insights to your founders
Stakeholders, partners and participants in your work.

Our world-leading practice can provide:

Exciting new programs for schools and young people, communitybased organisations, industry and government services
High quality education, training and skills development
Rigorous research and evaluation to build insights and organisational knowledge that will increase and demonstrate the impacts and effectiveness of your programs
Clearly targeted strategies and policies that facilitate organisational change to better align your work with your goals

Founding Team

Geoff Young

Manager of Community Education, NSW Government Environment Protection Authority
Chair, National Environmental Education Consultative Group, Council Of Australian Government
Ministers for Environment
Australian Government advisor to the United Nations Rio+20 intergovernmental Global Green Growth
Institute (GGGI) working with the Indonesian Government
Lecturer in Environmental Sociology, Macquarie University
State Environmental Education Curriculum Consultant, NSW Department of Education
Head Teacher, Social Science, NSW Department of Education
Vice-President, Australian Association for Environmental Education
Convenor of the 2000 International Conference of the Australian Association for Environmental Education
Invited speaker at various international conferences and forums
Associate Social Planning and Evaluation Consultant, Urbis (leading Australian national land-use planning partnship)
Senior Education officer, NSW Government Litter Reduction Program

Phil Smith

Creator and Founder Speaking 4 the Planet – national and international events
Member (6yrs) International Social Scientific Committee of the World Environmental Education
Congress. Instigator/founder/creator of the international Youth Environmental Education Congress
Trainer/coach Public Speaking Vietnam for environmental NGOs and regional youth
Journalist/interviewer Global Law Experts
President (3yrs) Australian Association for Environmental Education; Vice-President (2yrs) AAEE
Manager Education Regional Assistance Program Nauru, Save the Children
Developer NSW Sustainable Schools Program; prepared framework for the Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative