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December 25th, 2016 by Zachary Shahan
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Thẻ: Môi trường – Environment
Tóm tắt các vấn đề về ĐBSCL
Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long ĐBSCL hiện nay đang đối diện một số vấn đề nghiêm trọng.
Vấn đề năng lượng
Đây có lẽ là vấn đề dễ giải quyết nhất đối với VN. Hai nguồn năng lượng tái tạo – NLTT, renewable energy – chính (mặt trời và gió) đủ để giải quyết năng lượng cho cả VN chứ không riêng gì ĐBSCL. Hiện nay giá năng lượng tái tạo càng ngày càng rẻ vì các tiến bộ kỹ thuật. Tuy nhiên VN hiện nay lệ thuộc 100% vào năng lượng hóa thạch (fossil energy) vì than và xăng dầu còn rẻ. Ông Điện lực VN lại là nhà độc quyền nên chẳng muốn thay đổi gì. Tiếp tục đọc “Tóm tắt các vấn đề về ĐBSCL”
International Waters Governance – Mekong
Mekong
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The Mekong River Commission (“MRC”) governs the allocation and utilization of the Mekong River waters by four countries – Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. The MRC was founded in 1995 pursuant to the Agreement on the Cooperation for Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin (the “1995 Agreement”), which was signed and entered into force at Chiang Rai, Thailand on 5 April 1995. On 5 April 2010, the heads of state of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos met in Hua Hin, Thailand for the first MRC Summit to mark the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the 1995 Agreement. The parties adopted a joint declaration—the Hua Hin Declaration—reaffirming their commitment to implementing the 1995 Agreement. The 1995 Agreement was the result of more than 40 years of regional and supra-regional efforts to manage the resources of the Mekong River Delta. In the mid-1950s, the United Nation’s Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (“ECAFE”) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation sent teams to the Mekong to examine water management issues. Both ECAFE and the U.S. Government published detailed reports of their findings. Tiếp tục đọc “International Waters Governance – Mekong”
Khanh Hoa’s Can River damaged by sand mines
Last update 09:20 | 03/06/2017
A number of companies dredging sand along the Cạn River in the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Cam Ranh City since 2015 have caused landslides and put the lives of local residents in danger.
Illegal sand mining on rivers increases risk of landslides to riverside residental areas.
A reporter from the Labour newspaper witnessed trucks working at the lower reaches of the Can River, near Hiep Thanh Village, Cam Thinh Dong Commune. Tiếp tục đọc “Khanh Hoa’s Can River damaged by sand mines”
Corrupt Vietnam officials & Cambodia timber theft
Corrupt Vietnam Gov’t officials cashing in on massive timber theft from Cambodia
LONDON: Corrupt Government officials and military personnel in Vietnam are complicit in smuggling huge quantities of illegal timber from Cambodia, a new report reveals.
Those involved are pocketing millions of dollars in bribes from timber smugglers for their part in allowing hundreds of thousands of cubic metres of logs stolen from Cambodia’s National Parks to be laundered into Vietnam’s voracious timber economy.
The revelations are featured in the new report ‘Repeat Offender: Vietnam’s persistent trade in illegal timberPDF’ from the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), released just days before Vietnam and the European Union (EU) are due initial an agreement seeking to ensure only legal timber is exported from Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “Corrupt Vietnam officials & Cambodia timber theft”
Sand mining destroying rivers in Central Highlands, causing landslides
Last update 08:10 | 01/06/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – Uncontrolled rampant sand exploitation is seriously affecting Krong Ana and Krong No, two large rivers in the Central Highlands.
The river current has changed and hundreds of hectares of land have been lost.
Krong Ana (mother river) and Krong No (father river) are important to the economic and cultural life of the people in Dak Lak and Dak Nong. But they are in danger.
The Krong No river section which runs across Krong No district in Dak Nong province, has been a ‘hot spot’ of illegal sand exploitation for many years. Tiếp tục đọc “Sand mining destroying rivers in Central Highlands, causing landslides”
The last nghien wood kingdom is being destroyed
Last update 07:30 | 03/04/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – The nghien (excentrodendron tonkinense) kingdom growing on the rocky mountains in Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang is getting smaller because of illegal logging.
This is a hard, tough and durable wood with no termites, even if it is buried underground. Tay and Nung ethnic minorities like using nghien wood to make columns of houses and floors. Walking on nghien-made floors never produces creaking. Nghien-made chopping boards are favored, because the knife cuts are clean won’t leave debris. Tiếp tục đọc “The last nghien wood kingdom is being destroyed”
Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake to be cleaned
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| An aerial view of Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hà Nội. The city has instructed that the cleaning project must retain the lake’s distinctive dark green colour. — VNA/VNS Photo |
HÀ NỘI — The capital city’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake will be dredged and cleaned by the end of July, said Võ Tiến Hùng, general director of Hà Nội Sewerage and Drainage Company Ltd.Speaking at a press meeting on Tuesday, Hùng said the lake is severely polluted and has lost the ability to revive itself. Its water quality is getting poorer by the day, its pH level is high, and the amount of suspended deposits is higher than the permissible limit at all five monitoring locations. Tiếp tục đọc “Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake to be cleaned”
100,000 youngsters in join environmental campaign
Last update 16:54 | 29/05/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – A summer youth volunteer campaign and a beach-cleaning activity were launched on Sunday in the central Thanh Hoa Province, to observe World Environment Day 2017 (June 5).
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| Youth unionists and volunteers collect trash on Hai Hoa Beach in Thanh Hoa Province to mark World Environment Day (June 5). |
The volunteer campaign aims to encourage the spirit and enthusiasm of the local youth in following the State’s plans to develop the province, while the beach-cleaning campaign aims to raise awareness among youngsters about the importance of the sea and push them towards protecting the environment. Tiếp tục đọc “100,000 youngsters in join environmental campaign”
Sơn Trà National Tourism Site plan temporarily suspended
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| Foundations of columns in a construction site on Sơn Trà Mountain. Rapid development of hotels and resorts on the peninsula could turn Đà Nẵng’s natural habitat into a desert and the world’s large population of red-shanked douc langurs could face extinction, experts warn. — VNS Photo Công Thành |
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — By August end, any activity related to implementation of the Sơn Trà National Tourism Site Development plan or construction on the Sơn Trà Peninsula in Đà Nẵng City must be suspended. Tiếp tục đọc “Sơn Trà National Tourism Site plan temporarily suspended”
Company mines sand for sale without permit in central Vietnam
Updated : 05/28/2017 14:33 GMT + 7
A company has been exploiting a large amount of sand without a legitimate permit, against the backdrop of the increasingly concerning threat of sand mining across Vietnam.
Residents of Huong An Commune, Que Son District, Quang Nam Province have been complaining about hundreds of cubic meters of sand being mined on a daily basis and sold to other regions in Vietnam.
The mining is carried out by Trung Dung Mineral Exploiting Company without any formal permission from local authorities. Tiếp tục đọc “Company mines sand for sale without permit in central Vietnam”
Sơn Trà ký sự – Kỳ 6: Khoa học của sự tôn kính thiên nhiên
NĐT – 18/05/2017 – 20:53 PM
Chính phủ vừa có yêu cầu việc điều chỉnh quy hoạch liên quan đến bán đảo Sơn Trà cần tiếp thu ý kiến trên tinh thần thực sự khoa học và cầu thị. Đây là một thông điệp rất đáng mừng, nhưng vấn đề là khoa học nào? 
Cây đa hàng nghìn năm tuổi trên núi Sơn Trà – Ảnh: Công Bính
» Để voọc Sơn Trà còn đất sống
Hai ngàn rưỡi năm trước, Trang Tử bảo, đời ta có hạn còn tri thức thì vô bờ, lấy cái có hạn mà đuổi theo cái vô bờ thì nguy khốn, biết là nguy khốn mà còn đuổi theo thì nguy khốn hơn (Ngô sinh dã hữu nhai, nhi tri dã vô nhai; dĩ hữu nhai tùy vô nhai, đãi dĩ! Dĩ nhi vi tri giả, đãi nhi dĩ hĩ! – Nam Hoa Kinh). Cho nên, các nhà khoa học chân chính đều khiêm nhường kính ngưỡng trước thiên nhiên, đều coi tri thức mà mình có được chỉ là hạt cát trong mênh mông biển cả. Tiếp tục đọc “Sơn Trà ký sự – Kỳ 6: Khoa học của sự tôn kính thiên nhiên”
Sơn Trà ký sự – Kỳ cuối: Một gợi ý cho vấn đề nan giải
MTG – Đăng lúc: 22.05.2017 14:12
Một góc bán đảo Sơn Trà bị đào xới, thi công biệt thự trái phép.
Giả định rằng Chính phủ quyết tâm trả lại cho Khu bảo tồn thiên nhiên những gì vốn là của nó theo ranh giới được xác lập đầu tiên thì những dự án lấn chiếm Sơn Trà sẽ được xử lý như thế nào ? Đó là vấn đề nan giải không chỉ đối với chính quyền TP. Đà Nẵng mà cả đối với Chính phủ.
Xin nhắc lại, hầu hết các dự án lớn xâm chiếm bán đảo Sơn Trà được chính quyền Đà Nẵng cấp phép và giao đất trong thời điểm trước khi có Quyết định số 1976/QĐ-TTg ngày 30-10-2014 Tiếp tục đọc “Sơn Trà ký sự – Kỳ cuối: Một gợi ý cho vấn đề nan giải”
Company discovered ‘filling’ 5.3 hectares of sea in southern Vietnam
Updated : 05/24/2017 14:47 GMT + 7
A seafood company has been discovered backfilling some 5.3 hectares of sea along the coast of Kien Giang Province, in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, for a construction without any consent from local authorities.
The construction of a seafood processing plant developed by Tien Trien Company is being undertaken over a 5.3 hectare piece of land that has been illegally created by backfilling the sea in Binh An Commune, Kien Luong District. Tiếp tục đọc “Company discovered ‘filling’ 5.3 hectares of sea in southern Vietnam”
How many red-shanked doucs are left on Vietnam’s Son Tra peninsula?
Updated : 05/24/2017 18:55 GMT + 7
While a recent independent study claimed that there are still over 1,300 red-shank doucs on central Vietnam’s Son Tra peninsula, primate experts believe the number to be much lower.
Red-shanked doucs are monkey-sized primates characterized by their golden face, black hands and feet, and maroon-red ‘stockings’ from their knees to their ankles.
The endangered species, native to central Vietnam, are known locally as ‘the queen of all primates’ due to their extravagant appearance. Tiếp tục đọc “How many red-shanked doucs are left on Vietnam’s Son Tra peninsula?”
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