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Assoc. Prof. Huynh Trung Hai
School of Environmental Science and Technology Hanoi University of Science and Technology Hanoi, 7/2014
Tác giả: Đào Thu Hằng
I'm from Hanoi, Viet Nam.
I'm an author of Dot Chuoi Non (dotchuoinon.com/author/hangbelu/), a blog on Positive thinking, founded by Dr. Tran Dinh Hoanh, an attorney in Washington DC.
I'm a co-founder of Conversations on Vietnam Development - cvdvn.net, a virtual think tank. I am a co-founder of two companies in Viet Nam working on children education services. I advise companies on STEAM education, English language education for children and students in Vietnam.
I'm studying the Buddha's teaching and the teaching of Jesus. I practice mindful living including meditation.
I hold a PhD on Sustainable Energy Systems from University of Lisbon and Aalto University.
I graduated from Hanoi University of Technology on Environmental Engineering. I obtained a Master degree of the same major from Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University.
My English-language blog at: hangbelu.wordpress/.
I play table tennis as a hobby.
72 Hours in Vietnam: Observations from Craft Recycling Villages
India: 63 million women statistically ‘missing,’ 21 million unwanted
The Indian government says sex-selective abortions and a neglect of girls have resulted in millions of statistically “missing” women. Despite the numbers, some gender equality indicators have improved for women.
An Indian government report presented to parliament on Monday has found that about 63 million women are statistically “missing” from India’s population, due to a preference for male children. Tiếp tục đọc “India: 63 million women statistically ‘missing,’ 21 million unwanted”
UNESCO Outstanding Universal Value: Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Vietnam
The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2003, covered 85,754 hectares. With this extension, the site covers a total surface area of 126,236 hectares (a 46 % increase) and shares a boundary with the Hin Namno Nature Reserve in the Peoples Democratic Republic of Laos. The Park’s landscape is formed by limestone plateaux and tropical forests. It features great geological diversity and offers spectacular phenomena, including a large number of caves and underground rivers. The site harbours a high level of biodiversity and many endemic species. The extension ensures a more coherent ecosystem while providing additional protection to the catchment areas that are of vital importance for the integrity of limestone landscapes.
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Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park © Evergreen
Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is located in the middle of the Annamite Mountain Range in Quang Binh province, Viet Nam, and shares its boundary with the Hin Namno Nature Reserve in the Lao PDR to the west. The property comprises an area of 123,326 ha and contains terrestrial and aquatic habitats, primary and secondary forest, sites of natural regeneration, tropical dense forests and savanna and is rich in large, often spectacular and scientifically significant caves.
Tiếp tục đọc “UNESCO Outstanding Universal Value: Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Vietnam”
UNESCO đề nghị Việt Nam hủy bỏ vĩnh viễn dự án cáp treo vào Sơn Đoòng
Cửa sau của hang Én, nơi dẫn tới hang Sơn Đoòng, theo hướng đi trekking (đi bộ dài ngày) đang được khai thác. Đây là nơi đã khảo sát cho dự án cáp treo tại vườn quốc gia Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng.
UNESCO: cáp treo sẽ tác động tiêu cực đến Sơn Đoòng
Báo cáo và khuyến cáo của UNESCO trong tài liệu kiểm tra, thẩm định và bảo tồn 99 di sản của thế giới nằm tại các quốc gia thành viên, đã được công bố vào tháng 7.2017. Trong đó, Uỷ ban Di sản Thế giới thuộc UNESCO được yêu cầu xem lại các báo cáo về tình trạng bảo tồn các tài sản có trong tài liệu. Tiếp tục đọc “UNESCO đề nghị Việt Nam hủy bỏ vĩnh viễn dự án cáp treo vào Sơn Đoòng”
Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities Vital to the Global Environment
Katie Reytar and Peter Veit, World Resources Institute
Indigenous groups and local communities occupy about half the world’s land, but hold legal rights to only a fraction of it. Credit: Michele Solmi/Flickr– Indigenous Peoples and local communities are some of the best environmental stewards. Their livelihoods and cultures depend on forests, clean water and other natural resources, so they have strong incentives to sustainably manage their lands.
LandMark, the first global platform to provide maps of land held by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, last month released new carbon storage, tree cover loss, natural resource concessions, dam locations and other data layers that shed light on the environment in which these lands exist. Now anyone, anywhere can view and analyze indigenous and local communities’ environmental contributions and identify threats to specific lands. Tiếp tục đọc “Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities Vital to the Global Environment”
The world’s largest and most beautiful cave is under threat from a cable car
Very few people are lucky enough to have the chance to witness the world’s greatest natural wonders. Son Doong, in Vietnam, is a great example of that.
This enormous cavern, the largest in the world, contains one of the planet’s oldest, most pristine ecosystems and is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular sights on earth.
Tiếp tục đọc “The world’s largest and most beautiful cave is under threat from a cable car”
Historic soccer run brings unequal Vietnam together
Under-23 team’s trip to Asian finals fosters sense of national camaraderie
ATSUSHI TOMIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer
Fans in Hanoi react after Vietnam’s loss in the AFC U23 Championship final against Uzbekistan on Jan. 27. © Reuters
HANOI — The Vietnam national team’s first-ever appearance in the finals of the Asian Football Confederation U23 championship, triggered mass celebrations across the country, despite a close defeat in the final game on Saturday. Tiếp tục đọc “Historic soccer run brings unequal Vietnam together”
The Carbon-Free City Handbook
What is the Carbon-Free City Handbook?
The Handbook is a resource for city leaders around the world to take real and meaningful action toward their commitments with ready-to-implement, no regrets solutions that have proven success.
Debris remaining in pond and destruction from 1998 Hurricane Mitch in Savanna Bight village Guanaja Bay Islands Honduras
Why it Matters
Cities are at the forefront of climate change risk and opportunity. Nearly 600 cities making climate commitments, but they will only get us so far and must be substantiated with on-the-ground solutions that enable cities to make rapid progress toward near-term decarbonization, and put them on a path to full climate-neutrality.
Who’s Involved
The Handbook, developed with support from Rockefeller Brothers Fund, is an actionable resource for city mayors, chief sustainability officers, and other leaders who are in the drivers seat in making key decisions that shape their community’s future.
Download the handbook here https://www.rmi.org/carbonfreecities/
Renewable Energy Doesn’t Get More In Subsidies Than Fossil & Nuclear Energy Have Gotten and Continue To Get
Cleantecnica
January 26th, 2018 by Jake Richardson
This article is part of our “CleanTechnica Answer Box” collection. For some reason, there are certain anti-cleantech talking points that get thrown around over and over that are absolute bunk. We got tired of dealing with the same myths repeatedly and also saw others who spent time responding to these untruths in many discussions on CleanTechnica and elsewhere could use some help more efficiently and effectively doing so, so at the suggestion of a reader we created this resource in the same vein as Skeptical Science’s responses to global warming & climate change myths.
Myth: renewable energy gets subsidies whereas fossil fuels and nuclear energy don’t. Tiếp tục đọc “Renewable Energy Doesn’t Get More In Subsidies Than Fossil & Nuclear Energy Have Gotten and Continue To Get”
2017 Sustainable Energy Index – Energy Trilemma Index
https://trilemma.worldenergy.org/
The World Energy Council’s Energy Trilemma Index tool, produced in partnership with Oliver Wyman, ranks countries on their ability to provide sustainable energy through 3 dimensions: Energy security, Energy equity (accessibility and affordability), Environmental sustainability. The ranking measures overall performance in achieving a sustainable mix of policies and the balance score highlights how well a country manages the trade-offs of the Trilemma with “A” being the best. Use this interactive Index to assess the sustainability of national energy policies.
Explore the Pathway Calculator to determine what it takes to improve your ranking and understand the impact of policymaking in achieving a sustainable energy future.
FULL report https://trilemma.worldenergy.org/reports/main/2017/2017%20Energy%20Trilemma%20Index.pdf
Rank: Vietnam 89/125
Overall country Index rank of a country for specified year.
Balance score:
Indicates score on each dimension and how well a country manages to balance the energy trilemma. The best ranking is AAA.
Energy security:
Effective management of primary energy supply from domestic and external sources, reliability of energy infrastructure, and ability of energy providers to meet current and future demand.
Energy equity:
Accessibility and affordability of energy supply across the population. Tiếp tục đọc “2017 Sustainable Energy Index – Energy Trilemma Index”
Obesity: not just a rich-world problem
The Economist
Bigger, Faster Avalanches, Triggered by Climate Change
A deadly 2016 glacier collapse in Tibet surpassed scientists’ expectations — until it happened again. They worry it’s only the beginning.
A satellite image showing the aftermath of two avalanches in western Tibet in 2016, when two glaciers on the Aru range collapsed and spread across five miles. Researchers say this unusual event was due to climate change.
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When 247 million cubic feet of snow and ice collapsed off a glacier in the dry, mountainous region of western Tibet in 2016, the roiling mass took with it nine human lives and hundreds of animals, spreading more than five miles in three minutes at speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. The event surprised scientists, who had seen a collapse that big and that fast only once before.
Tiếp tục đọc “Bigger, Faster Avalanches, Triggered by Climate Change”
6 things to know about the trans-Pacific trade pact CPTPP
straitstimes_The 11 countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are set to sign their pact without an original partner, the United States, in March in Chile. The deal was reached on Tuesday (Jan 23) after two days of talks in Tokyo.
Here’s a look at what the latest deal, renamed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after Washington’s withdrawal, is about.
1. WHAT IS CPTPP?
In November 2017, ministers of the remaining 11 TPP countries agreed on the way forward to implement the TPP agreement without the US, and also renamed it as the CPTPP.
The CPTPP will incorporate the original TPP agreement, with suspension of a limited number of provisions, while still seeking to maintain the high standard of the agreement.
Tariffs schedules are kept as negotiated with custom duties on 95 per cent of trade in goods to be removed in the long run.
Commitments to liberalise in key areas such as textiles, technical barriers to trade and sanitary and phytosanitary measures, competition, state-owned enterprises and small- and medium-sized enterprises, labour, and dispute settlement, are still intact. Tiếp tục đọc “6 things to know about the trans-Pacific trade pact CPTPP”
Vietnam U23 star Luong Xuan Truong on semi-final celebrations and eyes on the prize
Vietnam make history, shock Asia
Việt Nam U23’s historic win against Iraq in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship shocked the continent’s football community.
CVD 