Đà Nẵng fails to comply with PM order on Sơn Trà Reserve

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Update: September, 14/2017 – 09:00

More than 1,300 red-shanked douc langurs (Pygathryx nemaeus), which are critically endangered and found only in east-central Laos and Việt Nam, live in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve. — Photo courtesy GreenViet

Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — The administration of the central city of Đà Nẵng has failed to comply with the Prime Minister’s request for detailed plans to resolve the clash between the need to preserve the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve and the accelerated tourism development at the site, former and current officials say. Tiếp tục đọc “Đà Nẵng fails to comply with PM order on Sơn Trà Reserve”

Dire need for waste treatment in Hà Nội

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Update: September, 13/2017 – 09:00

Untreated wastewater discharged from the Triều Khúc plastic craft village in the capital city into ponds, rivers and canals. About 1,350 craft villages in the city are discharging a total amount of 156,000cu.m of wastewater per day into the environment. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Nghĩa
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The chairman of the People’s Committee of Hà Nội, Nguyễn Đức Chung, has asked the Department of Construction to enhance supervision of waste collection units, warning that officials failing to do so would be suspended.

He was speaking at a session on waste collection, solid waste treatment, medical waste and lake management yesterday in Hà Nội, saying these problems had annoyed local residents for a long time. Tiếp tục đọc “Dire need for waste treatment in Hà Nội”

The Global Land Outlook

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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

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Land is an essential building block of civilization yet its contribution to our quality of life is perceived and valued in starkly different and often incompatible ways. Conflicts about land use are intensifying in many countries. The world has reached a point where we must reconcile these differences and rethink the way in which we use and manage the land.

The evidence presented in this first edition of the Global Land Outlook demonstrates that informed and responsible decision-making, along with simple changes in our everyday lives, can if widely adopted help to reverse the current worrying trends in the state of our land resources.

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Master plan to protect sea

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Update: September, 09/2017 – 09:00

Fisherwomen in the central province of Thanh Hóa unfurl their fishing nets in the early morning on Sầm Sơn Beach. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đạt

The plan will map out sea-based socio-economic activities until 2035 in line with integrated management of sea and island resources and environment.

It focuses on marine environment and resources, the value of marine ecosystems and appropriate exploitation of the sea.

The plan is being built in accordance with the Việt Nam Law on Sea and the Law on Việt Nam’s Sea and Island Natural Resources and Environment. Tiếp tục đọc “Master plan to protect sea”

HCM City to fund sorting of rubbish

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Update: September, 08/2017 – 09:00

Pre-treatment garbage classification in HCM City. — Photo ecc-hcm.gov.vn
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Every commune or ward in HCM City will be allocated VNĐ500 million (US$22,000) this year towards addressing a funding shortage for sorting waste before it is treated.

The municipal Department of Finance has said the allocation will be increased to VNĐ1 billion at the beginning of next year. Tiếp tục đọc “HCM City to fund sorting of rubbish”

Mining companies fail to perform environmental rehabilitation

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Update: September, 08/2017 – 09:00

White stone excavated from a mountain in Quỳ Hợp District, the central province of Nghệ An. The exploitation can lead to public disorder and environmental pollution. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Bá Liễu
Viet Nam News NGHỆ AN — At the peak of the ‘mining fever’, Quỳ Hợp District in the central province Nghệ An had hundreds of sites operational. Now, due to high production costs and consumption difficulties, many mining companies have shut down—leaving behind tremendous environmental damage.

In Châu Quang, Châu Lộc, Châu Thành and Châu Hồng communes, the mountains were ravaged by mining activities. Tiếp tục đọc “Mining companies fail to perform environmental rehabilitation”

Đà Lạt City wins ASEAN Environmental Award

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Update: September, 08/2017 – 18:00

Hidden away: Đà Lạt City in Lâm Đồng Province won the ESC award. — Photo sggp.org.vn
Viet Nam News ĐÀ LẠT – The central highland city of Đà Lạt in Lâm Đồng Province will be Việt Nam’s representative to receive the fourth ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable City at the fifteenth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment.

Also, the city of Cần Thơ will be awarded the potential ESC certificate. Tiếp tục đọc “Đà Lạt City wins ASEAN Environmental Award”

Vietnam seeks solutions for “smart water use”

Last update 07:20 | 07/09/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Environmental experts say HCMC needs to find solutions to smart water use, an important part of the plan to develop a smart city. 

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HCMC is now under pressure as demand for clean water is increasing while Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers, the main sources of raw water for the city, are getting more polluted because of the increased number of industrial production workshops and animal farms.

The water supply plants, which have total clean water production capacity of 2.4 million cubic meters per day in HCMC, sometimes have to stop using raw water from Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers because of the high salinity. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam seeks solutions for “smart water use””

Chàm Island saves threatened turtle

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Update: August, 31/2017 – 18:32

Turtle haven: Green turtle eggs are laid at nests on the beach of Chàm Island in Quảng Nam Province. It’s the first stage of the endangered turtle species conservation programme in the island. — VNS Photo Lê Xuân Ái

Viet Nam News QUẢNG NAM  — The Chàm island’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) management board started conservation of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) by hatching 450 eggs taken from Côn Đảo Island on August 30.

Lê Xuân Ái, a researcher, told the Việt Nam News yesterday that the first generation of the endangered turtle would be released to the sea in the next two weeks. Tiếp tục đọc “Chàm Island saves threatened turtle”

Vinh Long declares state of natural disasters

Last update 16:06 | 05/09/2017

The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on Monday declared state of natural disasters level 1 (the lowest level) due to land erosion.

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Landslide on the Hau river bank has caused houses to collapse. 

Earlier, on the night of August 22 and early morning of August 23, as many as 34 households along the riverbank of Vinh River in Thanh Phuoc Ward, Binh Minh Town, were affected by land erosion. The erosion encroached upon nearly 20m of the mainland and covered a length of some 200m. Tiếp tục đọc “Vinh Long declares state of natural disasters”

Snake-hunting rampant in protected Vietnamese forest

Snake hunters have been risking their lives in order to make a living

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September 5, 2017, 11:34 GMT+7

Snake-hunting rampant in protected Vietnamese forest
The hunters wade across streams throughout the night to stalk on snakes and other wild animals. Photo: Tuoi Tre
A number of ethnic minority men from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have been making a living hunting snakes, including venomous ones, in a strip of forbidden forest for over a decade now.

As night falls, men from the Chau Ma and S’tieng ethnic minority groups will leave their hamlets inside a strictly protected area of Cat Tien National Park and head toward the springs. Tiếp tục đọc “Snake-hunting rampant in protected Vietnamese forest”

Đồng Nai fish hunters flock to hydropower dam

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Update: September, 05/2017 – 23:00

A resident catches a 0.5-metre shark catfish.

ĐỒNG NAI — Hundreds of residents living near the Trị An hydropower plant in the southern province of Đồng Nai went to the dam to catch fish right after the plant closed its spillway on Tuesday morning.At 10am, the plant dammed up its water following eight consecutive days of release. As water near the dam started to recede, nearby residents used nets, small canoes and even the electric shock method to catch big fish, many of which weighed up to 8kg. Tiếp tục đọc “Đồng Nai fish hunters flock to hydropower dam”

Southern region landfill overflows

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Update: September, 05/2017 – 21:00

Bưng Riềng landfill is covered with unprocessed garbage creating serious pollution. – VNS Photo: Thanhnien.vn

BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU – After five years of operation, the Bưng Riềng landfill in Xuyên Mộc District has started leaking wastewater and spreading foul smells in the southern province.

The landfill is overloaded with about 22sq.m of unprocessed garbage, according to a report by the Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Some indicators of COD, BOD5 or nitrite have exceeded allowed limits by 2.8 to 13.7 times. Tiếp tục đọc “Southern region landfill overflows”

Hungry wild elephants hurt domestic ones

Last update 16:40 | 31/08/2017

Shrinking and degrading wild elephant habitats in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have led to a shortage of food and more conflicts between wild and domestic animals, according to Director of the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Centre Huynh Trung Luan.

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Degrading wild elephant habitats in Dak Lak province have led to a shortage of food and more conflicts between wild and domestic animals.

The locality has witnessed five conflicts between wild and domestic elephants since March. The wild animals, in group of six to seven, have reportedly been approaching forest ranger stations and residential areas to search for food and attack domestic ones. They hurt seven animals of the centre and killed another in Krong Na commune, Buon Don district. Tiếp tục đọc “Hungry wild elephants hurt domestic ones”

Conference spotlights recovery of central marine ecology

Last update 19:21 | 31/08/2017

A conference took place in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on August 31 to discuss the protection and resilience of the marine ecosystem in the waters in the four central regions that suffered from mass fish deaths last year.

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Mass fish deaths, caused by wastewater discharged by Taiwan’s Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh steel company, were first reported in Ha Tinh on April 6, 2016. The incident also occurred in Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue.

As a result, more than 200 kilometres of coastline were polluted, devastating the marine environment and local economies of those provinces, which largely rely on fishing and tourism. Tiếp tục đọc “Conference spotlights recovery of central marine ecology”