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Mekong River Facts
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.
Mekong
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
Last update 07:10 | 14/11/2017
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
Last update 07:10 | 13/11/2017
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 “Vietnam sea poisoned by economic, tourism activities”
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 “Vietnam sea poisoned by economic, tourism activities”
Lives Behind Hydropower Dams
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
vietnamnews Update: November, 09/2017 – 11:00
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| 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
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| 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
Chuỗi bài Bão Damrey
Tuoitre News, By Reuters
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| 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.
Why ‘natural disaster’ is a misnomer
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| 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”
WWF report: Vietnamese, Chinese tourists blamed for wildlife trafficking
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”
Marine Protected Areas given power to protect sea turtles
Last update 07:50 | 03/11/2017
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
Last update 15:34 | 03/11/2017
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.
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| 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)
Officials seek to stop dumping of 62,000cu.m of mud waste
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| 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”
Six Asian countries take steps to regulate imports of illegal timber products
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”
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