Formosa exceeds emission limit after raising capacity for evaluation: Vietnam ministry

26.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

The steel business was responsible for mass fish deaths along the central coast of Vietnam in 2016

By Tuoi Tre News November 26, 2017, 20:55 GMT+7

A Formosa steel plant in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Recent reports of emissions exceeding the permissible amount at Formosa steel mills in north-central Ha Tinh Province were the result of a raised capacity to evaluate the company’s emission treatment system, Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has said.

The ministry gave the explanation on Saturday afternoon following rumors that the Taiwanese steel business was once again bringing harm to Vietnam’s environment. Tiếp tục đọc “Formosa exceeds emission limit after raising capacity for evaluation: Vietnam ministry” →

Illegal logging destroying Cuc Phuong National Park

25.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Last update 16:30 | 23/11/2017

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Illegal logging is rampant at Cuc Phuong National Park despite “the best” efforts of forest rangers.

Cuc Phuong National Park spreads across three northern provinces of Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa, covering over 22,000 hectares. It is the first national park in Vietnam, is rich in biodiversity and home to many endangered animals.

However, in the past months, parts of the park in Thanh Yen Commune, Thanh Hoa Province have been destroyed by illegal loggers. Near the forest edge, huge trees were chopped down and next to them is a timber cutting site. The loggers chose random locations that are hundreds of metres away from each other to take down the trees in order to avoid the forest rangers. Tiếp tục đọc “Illegal logging destroying Cuc Phuong National Park” →

Localities urged to protect Đồng Nai River

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Update: November, 25/2017 – 09:00

Attendees at the 11th meeting of the Đồng Nai River’s Environmental Protection Committee discuss solutions for environmental protection in the Đồng Nai River basin at a meeting yesterday in HCM City. — VNS Photo Gia Lộc

Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment has asked authorities in HCM City and 10 provinces to develop a master plan on effective management of water resources and environmental protection in the Đồng Nai River basin. Tiếp tục đọc →

Rain, waves and rising seas erode Hội An beaches

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vietnamnews Update: November, 17/2017 – 09:00

A beach resort building in Hội An is eroded by sea water. — VNS Photo Công Thành

Viet Nam News HỘI AN — Nearly 70 per cent of a newly grown protective forest and a large area of Cửa Đại Beach have been washed away by large waves, intense rains and a higher sea level since last year.

Head of the city’s natural resources and environment office Nguyễn Văn Hiền told Việt Nam News last week that 3ha out of 4.35ha of casuarinas forest have completely eroded, while waves are still smashing into a sea dyke system of Vinpearl Hội An Resort and Villas. Tiếp tục đọc “Rain, waves and rising seas erode Hội An beaches” →

Paper plant pushes out ancient nipa forest

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vietnamnews Update: November, 17/2017 – 09:00

A paper mill is under construction in Quảng Ngãi Province. Residents are anxious at its environmental impact. — VNS Photo Công Thành

Viet Nam News QUẢNG NGÃI — Despite warnings of environmental pollution and damage to rich biodiversity, a century-old nipa palm forest in Bình Sơn District, the central province of Quảng Ngãi has approved the construction of a 87ha reservoir to provide water for a wood-pulp plant, VNT19, and other industrial projects in Dung Quất Economic Zone in the district. Tiếp tục đọc “Paper plant pushes out ancient nipa forest” →

HCM City sets environmental protection legal framework

18.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

vietnamnews Update: November, 18/2017 – 09:00

A resident of HCM City’s Bình Tân District collects rubbish from Liên Phường Canal. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Dự

HCM CITY — HCM City has improved environmental protection by completing a legal framework for the purpose and, in recent times, refusing licences for polluting plants and generally tightening environment management and oversight, and improving management of rivers and canals.The Department of Natural Resources and Environment has held a series of workshops on environment management, penalised environmental violators, especially those dumping untreated waste directly into water bodies. Tiếp tục đọc →

Protection forests ravaged in Northern Vietnam

17.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Mekong River Facts

17.11.201717.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

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Upstream Mekong River changes through dam building and water usage could have serious consequences on downstream environments, in particular the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Considered the rice basket of Vietnam, the Mekong Delta is already at grave risk through climate change sea level rise and intense local development. Mekong Delta citizens are concerned about these risks but and are determined to adapt and survive.

The Mekong has many names.

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In China, it is known as the Lancang Jiang, meaning ‘turbulent river’. The Thai and the Lao refer to it as Mae Kong or Mae Nam Kong, meaning ‘mother water’. In the delta, where the river splits into multiple branches, the Vietnamese refer to it as Cuu Long, meaning ‘nine dragons’. Tiếp tục đọc “Mekong River Facts” →

Electronic waste still cannot be recycled in Vietnam

14.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Last update 07:10 | 14/11/2017

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VietNamNet Bridge – The ‘mountain of electronic waste’ in Vietnam is receiving an additional 100,000 tons of waste each year.

The recycling activities carried out in Vietnam are just preliminary treatment, as the country still cannot make refined materials for production.

Thirty years ago, TV sets were luxury products for Vietnamese. But now, one family may own 2-3 TV sets and change TVs once every several years. This has resulted in an increasingly high volume of electronic waste. Tiếp tục đọc “Electronic waste still cannot be recycled in Vietnam” →

Vietnam sea poisoned by economic, tourism activities

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Last update 07:10 | 13/11/2017

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VietNamNet Bridge – A conflict exists between the protection of fishery resources and the development of tourism and other business fields.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has warned that the fishing output has exceeded the permitted limit by 30 percent, especially aquatic creatures of the bottom layer. While the average permitted exploitation limit is 2.45 million tons a year, the total exploitation output has reached 3.1 million tons. Tiếp tục đọc →

Lives Behind Hydropower Dams

13.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

PanNature Mekong-cuuLong Blog
Published on Oct 19, 2017

There are more than 3,000 rivers in Vietnam, provide resources to feed millions of people and bring livelihoods to hundreds of communities. When the rivers change, fishermen and farmers are the first to be affected. By September 2013, more than 800 hydropower projects were planned, more than 250 hydropower projects operated, and more than 200 hydropower projects under construction. By 2013, due to only 21 hydropower projects in 12 provinces, more than 300,000 people were displaced and resettled. How are their lives now…? Tiếp tục đọc “Lives Behind Hydropower Dams” →

Forest business forum held in Hà Nội

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vietnamnews Update: November, 09/2017 – 11:00

Deputy General Director of the Việt Nam Administration of Forestry, Cao Chí Công, gives a speech at the Asia Pacific Business Forum, organised by the Forest Stewardship Council on Wednesday in Hà Nội. — VNS/FSC Photo

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has held its first ever Asia Pacific Business Forum in Hà Nội to provide an exclusive occasion for FSC certified forest product suppliers in the region to connect with local and international buyers.

The event, which took place on Wednesday, also aimed to promote forest suppliers’ FSC labelled products available in domestic, regional and world markets. Tiếp tục đọc “Forest business forum held in Hà Nội” →

3,200 children join Valuing Nature in Childhood Programme

09.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

vietnamnews Update: November, 06/2017 – 17:35

Children play a game to learn about wildlife in Cúc Phương National Park. — Photo Save Vietnam’s Wildlife

Viet Nam News NINH BÌNH — Some 3,200 children in northern Ninh Bình Province’s Nho Quan District are expected to join this school year’s Valuing Nature in Childhood Programme.

The programme which was officially launched on Sunday, is being implemented by Save Việt Nam’s Wildlife.

As scheduled, the children will be divided into 116 groups. They will participate in the programme until May 2018. Tiếp tục đọc “3,200 children join Valuing Nature in Childhood Programme” →

Typhoon Damrey kills 106 in Vietnam, reservoirs brimming before APEC summit

08.11.201709.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Chuỗi bài Bão Damrey

Tuoitre News, By Reuters

Typhoon Damrey kills 106 in Vietnam, reservoirs brimming before APEC summit

People travel by boat past buildings flooded by Typhoon Damrey in the ancient UNESCO heritage town of Hoi An, Vietnam November 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters

DANANG, Vietnam, Nov 8 — Vietnam’s deadliest storm this year, Typhoon Damrey, has killed 106 people, while dozens of dangerously full reservoirs release water as the southeast Asian nation prepares to host a regional summit.

As of Wednesday, 106 people were known to have died because of the year’s 12th major storm, which struck on Saturday, leaving 25 missing and 197 injured, the country’s search and rescue committee said. Tiếp tục đọc →

Why ‘natural disaster’ is a misnomer

06.11.201706.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Update: November, 06/2017 – 09:00

Illegally felled logs that floated in floodwaters gathered in a village in Yên Bái Province. Massive, unchecked deforestation has compounded the impact of natural disasters in the northern province . — Photo laodong.vn

Viet Nam News YÊN BÁI — In recent years, the mountainous province of Yên Bái in the north has consistently been among the hardest hit by natural disasters.

However, it is patently obvious that human activities have exacerbated the devastation caused.

Many serious cases of deforestation have been uncovered in the province, but nothing much comes out of it. There is some public outrage, followed by “disciplinary actions” and “warnings” being doled out against some “bad seeds” officials. Tiếp tục đọc “Why ‘natural disaster’ is a misnomer” →

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