Though the dispute is complex, it reveals the limits of land rights and grassroots democracy in the country.
Category: Viet Nam
Heavy rains bring cheer to Mekong Delta farmers
The rain was unseasonable since it is still the dry season, and they are expected to continue for another three or four days.
Kiên Giang households allotted forests for conservation, exploitation protect them well
The beneficiary households must ensure 70 per cent of land is covered in forests and can use the rest to farm aquatic creatures and grow crops.
Ben Tre province giant river prawn farms hit by saltwater intrusion
Nearly a third of the province’s 3,000ha of giant river prawn farms has been affected by saltwater intrusion with a death rate of 30 percent, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Herd of endangered elephants found in Quảng Nam Province
The elephant protection area, launched in 2017, is part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Green Annamites Project.
Returnees from Cambodia’s Tonle Sap barely afloat in Vietnam
Dozens of Vietnamese households who moved from Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia to a hydroelectric reservoir in the southern province of Dong Nai are finding it difficult to keep their heads above water.
Myanmar Public Overwhelmingly Backs Crackdown on Wildlife Markets to Prevent Pandemics: Survey
96 percent of respondents in Myanmar supported the closure of such markets, the highest level of any SE Again country surveyed.
River-groundwater hot spot for arsenic
Hanoi has markedly increased the extraction of groundwater to satisfy its steadily increasing water demand; this showed to be the main trigger for arsenic pollution in the aquifer.
Saline intrusion in Mekong Delta likely to linger on
Saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta will likely remain at a high level until the end of April or early May.