WWF report: Vietnamese, Chinese tourists blamed for wildlife trafficking

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Update: November, 03/2017 – 10:30 vietnamnews

HÀ NỘI — A major driver of the illegal wildlife trade in the Golden Triangle – the border area where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar – is tourists from Việt Nam and China.

This was one of the conclusions of a report released on Thursday by the World Wildlife Fund to highlight ten of the Most Widely Traded Endangered Species in the markets of the Golden Triangle.

The tourists are believed to travel to areas such as MongLa and Tachilek in Myanmar, and border areas such as Boten and the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Laos. Tiếp tục đọc “WWF report: Vietnamese, Chinese tourists blamed for wildlife trafficking” →

Photo essay: Typhoon Damrey wreaks havoc in central localities

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Chuỗi bài Bão Damrey

Update: November, 05/2017 – 17:01

A residential area in the central Phú Yên Province remains flooded on Sunday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thế Lập.

HÀ NỘI — Typhoon Damrey has wreaked havoc in the south central coast of Việt Nam, killing 27 people and leaving 22 others missing by Sunday morning after making landfall on Saturday morning in the central province of Khánh Hòa.The deaths occurred in the central provinces of Bình Định and Khánh Hòa, and in the Central Highlands provinces of Lâm Đồng and Đắk Lắk and in a sunken ship, while the missing people were in Bình Định and Phú Yên provinces and in a sunken ship, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. Tiếp tục đọc →

Việt Nam: Bão Damrey

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Chuỗi bài Bão Damrey

Bão Damrey quần thảo: Đà Nẵng mưa xối xả, nước sông Hàn mấp mé bờ

04/11/2017 06:58 GMT+7

– 6h sáng nay, bão số 12 đã đổ bộ vào đất liền tỉnh Khánh Hòa với sức gió mạnh nhất đạt cấp 12 (115-135 km/h), giật cấp 15. Nhiều nhà dân tốc mái, cây cối đổ rạp, biển hiệu, tấm tôn bay lả tả.

Bắt đầu từ khoảng 18h tối, TP Đà Nẵng có mưa xối xả. Nhiều tuyến đường trong TP bị ngập. Đặc biệt, mưa lớn kết hợp triều cường khiến nước sông Hàn đã dâng lên cao.

Damrey là bão lịch sử vào Nha Trang, 20 người chết

Bão số 12 là cơn bão lớn nhất đổ bộ vào TP Nha Trang. Đã có ít nhất 20 người chết, 17 người mất tích do bão.

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Marine Protected Areas given power to protect sea turtles

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Last update 07:50 | 03/11/2017

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VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has given power to officials working in marine protected areas (MPAs) in an effort to protect sea turtles.

The MPA officers have the right to detain individuals who commit violations of MPA rules.

Nguyen Chu Hoi, former deputy director general of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands, said that sea turtles live in many habitats and ecosystems during migration and development. The presence of sea turtles is considered one of the indicators of the health of the marine environment. Tiếp tục đọc “Marine Protected Areas given power to protect sea turtles” →

Struggle to manage Muong Phang forest

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Last update 15:34 | 03/11/2017

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VietNamNet Bridge – Management of the Muong Phang forest in the northern mountain province of Dien Bien had faced a number of difficulties, said Nguyen Viet Cuong, director of the Muong Phang Forest and Environment Management Board.

An area of the Muong Phang special use forest in the northern province of Dien Bien. — Photo vov.vn

The forest has a total area of more than 4,400ha, covering Pa Khoang and Muong Phang communes in Dien Bien District, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s Decision 1976/QĐ-TTg issued on October 30, 2014.

The Muong Phang Forest and Environment Management Board manages more than 1,000ha based on Decision 611/QĐ-UBND issued by the Dien Bien Province People’s Committee on July 24, 2015.

The management board, Cuong said, had only eight workers so inspections were not performed regularly. Tiếp tục đọc “Struggle to manage Muong Phang forest” →

Sand theft plagues Vietnam’s southern mountains (video)

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Pine forest cut down, sold as vacant land

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Update: November, 03/2017 – 19:30

Twenty pine trees were cut down in an area of more than 1,000sq.m. — Photo thanhnien.vn

Viet Nam News LÂM ĐỒNG — Đà Lạt City officials, on Friday, began an investigation into the deforestation in Commune 12’s subzone 151.

Two suspects being investigated are 36-year-old Đoàn Văn Dũng from Đồng Nai Province and 31-year-old Nguyễn Văn Ngọc from Thái Bình Province. Tiếp tục đọc “Pine forest cut down, sold as vacant land” →

Deforestation ongoing in Bình Đình: Report

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vietnamnews

Update: November, 01/2017 – 15:30

Nearly 16ha of natural forest have been lost. — VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kha

BÌNH ĐỊNH — Nearly 16ha of natural forests in Canh Thuận Commune, Vân Canh District, Bình Định Province, were recently chopped down, according to a report of the provincial forest protection branch.

Accordingly, as many as 15.754ha of production forests in zone 367 were destroyed in August this year.

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Officials seek to stop dumping of 62,000cu.m of mud waste

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Update: November, 03/2017 – 19:30

Concerned about the environmental impact, Quảng Ngãi Province People’s Committee has asked to dumping mud waste to be stopped. — Photo dantri.com.vn

Viet Nam News QUẢNG NGÃI — Quảng Ngãi Province People’s Committee, on Friday, urged the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DoNRE) to ask Việt Nam Maritime Safety – North (VMS – North) to stop the dumping of 62,000cu.m of waste mud near Mỹ Khê Beach.

According to the People’s Committee, because of environmental consequences, VMS – North has to halt the dumping plan, as they await the official decision of the local authority. Tiếp tục đọc “Officials seek to stop dumping of 62,000cu.m of mud waste” →

More than 6,000 South Africa lion skeletons exported to Southeast Asia

01.11.2017 ~ Đào Thu Hằng ~ 1 bình luận

31 OCTOBER 2017 – 13:22 SAMUEL GOHN

More than 6‚000 lion skeletons have been exported from SA to Southeast Asia in the last decade. The bones come mainly from lions killed in canned hunting — animals bred in captivity and shot by paying hunters — according to research led by a University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) academic.

More than half the lion skeletons‚ skulls‚ claws and teeth exported by SA go to Laos‚ with the rest going to Vietnam and Thailand‚ says Vivienne Williams of Wits.
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Ghost towns after nuclear disaster – Hoang tàn sau thảm hoạ hạt nhân

31.10.2017 ~ Đào Thu Hằng ~ 1 bình luận

30 năm sau thảm họa hạt nhân Pripyat Chernobyl Ukraina

Fukushima hoang tàn sau 5 năm sự cố hạt nhân

Six Asian countries take steps to regulate imports of illegal timber products

31.10.201731.10.2017 ~ Đào Thu Hằng ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Author Marigold Norman and Kerstin Canby

ecosystemmarketplace_Many countries have ended deforestation domestically, only to import it from other countries through lax regulation. Now six Asian countries have joined the 28 Member States of the European Union, the United States, and Australia in vowing to prevent timber harvested illegally from finding its way into their domestic markets. Tiếp tục đọc “Six Asian countries take steps to regulate imports of illegal timber products” →

Should there be a cable car system in Bach Ma National Park?

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Last update 07:50 | 28/08/2017

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VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have expressed concern over plans to build a cable car system in Bach Ma National Park in Thua Thien-Hue province.
Deputy director of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial Planning Department Hoang Viet Trung on August 15 confirmed that the province has submitted to the Ministry of Construction a proposal to develop a Bach Ma spiritual eco-tourism and resort complex with a cable car.

The cable car is expected to start in Cau Hai area and end at the villa in Morin Hotel. There would be three stops, including one at Do Quyen waterfall. Tiếp tục đọc “Should there be a cable car system in Bach Ma National Park?” →

Fruit park project encroaches on river, poses subsidence hazards in southern Vietnam

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About 6.8 hectares of the river will be filled to prepare for the construction

By Tuoi Tre News

About 6.8 hectares of the Tien (Front) River will be reclaimed for the construction of a fruit park in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang. Photo: Tuoi Tre

A park project in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has sparked concern among local residents for blatantly encroaching on a large area of a river, as it may cause the riverbank to collapse anytime.

For the past six months, people in Cai Lay and Cai Be Districts, Tien Giang Province, have been worried by the construction of a fruit park as it will take up a considerable portion of a local waterway.

Locals and experts fear that the project would cause changes to the natural torrent of the river, resulting in subsidence in nearby areas. Tiếp tục đọc “Fruit park project encroaches on river, poses subsidence hazards in southern Vietnam” →

Nestlé, Hershey and Mars ‘breaking promises over palm oil use’

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Guardian

This year’s Halloween confectionery will contain palm oil grown on land that should lawfully be habitat to orangutans, rhinos and clouded leopards, despite commitment to clean up supply chains

Forest land cleared for palm oil plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia. Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Arthur Neslen

Saturday 28 October 2017 05.10 EDT First published on Friday 27 October 2017 12.22 EDT

Nestlé, Mars and Hershey have been accused of breaking pledges to stop using “conflict palm oil” from deforested Indonesian jungles, just days before the annual Halloween confectionery frenzy.

The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) says consumers have been “deceived” by promises from the brands to clean up their supply chains which were subsequently delayed, revised or watered down. Tiếp tục đọc “Nestlé, Hershey and Mars ‘breaking promises over palm oil use’” →

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