| 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 |
Thẻ: Môi trường – Environment
Rain, waves and rising seas erode Hội An beaches
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| A beach resort building in Hội An is eroded by sea water. — VNS Photo Công Thành |
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
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
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| A resident of HCM City’s Bình Tân District collects rubbish from Liên Phường Canal. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Dự |
Protection forests ravaged in Northern Vietnam
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

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

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

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”



