eng Science and Education Publishing World Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities 2474-1434 2019-08-20 5 3 126 134 10.12691/wjssh-5-3-2 WJSSH2019532 article Duong Thi Huong huongnguyenthai26@gmail.com 1 Mai Thi Tham 2 University of Economics and Business Administration, Thai Nguyen University, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam Education Department, Quy Nhon University, Quy Nhon, Vietnam The Northern mountainous region of Vietnam is an area that is strategically important for socio-economy, national defense, security and external relations of whole country, especially play an important role in the ecological environment of entire Northern region. Currently, some northern mountainous provinces become hot locations for economic development that attract foreign investment with rapid growth rate. However, the degradation and environmental pollution poses important challenges for target of sustainable development. Researching the impact of ecological culture on sustainable environmental development in the Northern mountainous region is very meaningful and contributes to sustainable development of the region as well as whole Northern region in Vietnam today. http://pubs.sciepub.com/wjssh/5/3/2/wjssh-5-3-2.pdf northern mountainous region Vietnam ecological culture sustainable development ecological environment