Neang Malyne
🇰🇭 | Royal University of Agriculture – Cambodia

Full name : Neang Malyne

Gender : Female

Work location : Royal University of Agriculture

Academic background :

PhD in Economics Sciences

Dissertation topic “Maintaining Ecosystem Services provided by rice cropping systems in Cambodia, identifying cost for farmers and Consumers’ preferences”. Thesis directors: Prof. Olivier Aznar, VetAgro Sup, and Prof. Dominique VOLLET, Director of IRSTEA Auvergne University; UMR – Métafort – IRSTEA, France

Current position held:

Official Lecturer & Researcher for Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) based at Division of Research and Extension Royal University of Agriculture (RUA). Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Co-Founder and Co-Director of Ecosystem Services and Land Use research centre (ECOLAND)

Research

Field of research : Agricultural economics, Environmental Economics, Agrarian System Analysis and Diagnosis

Research interests/topics: Use remote sensing and geographic information system to monitor land change; impacts of land use change on ecosystem services

Research projects :

• 2018 – 2020: Project Leader supported by IRD as JEAI-ECOLAND on  “Social Dynamics of Agro-Environmental Change in Cambodia”
• 2017 – 2019: Partner of project supported by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Environment Fund on “Promoting integrated floating rice-based farming systems to promote a healthy society and sustainable adaptation to climate change in the Mekong region and Myanmar
• 2016 – 2019: Partner of project supported by ANR, France on “Deltas’ dealings with uncertainty: Multiple practices and knowledge of delta governance”
• 2016 – 2019: Partner of project co-funded by ERASMUS+ on “Doctoral program in Khmer Universities Strengthening the international development of environmental and maritime research (DOCKSIDE)”
• 2017 – 2021: Collaboration project with Louvain Cooperation on Food and Economic Security in Kampong Thom and Kampong Cham provinces, Cambodia”

Scientific articles: 

1. Tina Rambonilaza and Malyne Neang, 2018, Exploring the potential of local market in remunerating water ecosystem services in Cambodia: An application for endogenous attribute non-attendance modelling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wre.2018.07.001
2. Neang M.; Meral, P.; Aznar, O.; Déprés, C. 2017. Diversity of rice cropping systems and organic rice adoption in agro-ecosystem with high risk of flood in Cambodia. Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology Vol.13-No 4, 351 – 370.
3. Neang M.; Meral, P.;, Aznar, O.; Déprés, C.; (forthcoming). Trade-offs between ecosystem services and opportunity costs of rice productions in the Tonle Sap Lake agro-ecosystem (Cambodia). Mart Steward (Ed). Agricultural and Climate Change in Cambodia. Accepted (chapter in an edited volume).
4. Walthet et al. 2016, Biodiversity and health: Lessons and recommendations from an interdisciplinary conference to advise Southeast Asian research, society and policy. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 40C (2016) pp. 29-46

Conferences:

1. 6 – 8 Nov 2018, Exploring the potential of local market in remunerating water ecosystem services in Cambodia: an application for endogenous attribute non-attendance modeling. In Agroecology Forum.
2. 10-12 Aug 2018, ‘Urban consumer valuation of ecosystem services as rice attributes: evidence from a choice experiment in Phnom Penh in International Conference on Food Safety and Food Security (AFSA), Siem Reap, Cambodia
3. 21 – 22 Mar 2018, Ecosystem services provided from rice production system. National Assemble of Agroecology, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
4. 24 Jan 2017 The protection of ecosystem services through the Spatial Planning. in Ensuring a planned, coordinated and sustainable development of the Mondulkiri Province Provincial Spatial Planning Launch Workshop
5. 18 – 20 Oct 2017, Trade-offs between ecosystem services and opportunity costs of rice productions in the Tonle Sap Lake agro-ecosystem (Cambodia). In Environmental and maritime research workshop.
6. 18 Mar 2017, Diversity of rice cropping systems and organic rice adoption in agro-ecosystem with high risk of flood in Cambodia. Journal of Agricultural Resources in Environmental Change, Agricultural Sustainability, and Economic Development in the lower Mekong Basin. RUPP, Phnom Penh. Cambodia.

Network Activities:

• Agroecology Forum / Agroecology Learning Alliance
• Greater Mekong Forum
• IPBES
• AUF / Confrasie
• France Allumni

What is Dockside for you: Collaboration project for capacity building and doctoral school support on environmental and maritime research