Category: Viet Nam
Conference promotes engagement in hydropower planning in Mekong basin
Dam construction has worsened drought and saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta for years, leaving critical damage to local production and people’s health.
Vietnam Waste Crisis: Plastic Consumption Per Capita Soars
According to the latest Ipsos report, per capita plastic waste in Vietnam has increased by 10 fold within 3 decades, making it the third highest plastic waste generator in the region after Malaysia and Thailand.
Seeking nature’s welfare for our own
Two Vietnamese women are demonstrating how nature can do so much more for humankind when efforts are made to work within its bounds.
Mekong Delta needs urgent measures to prevent drought, saline-intrusion
The total water flow in the upstream Mekong Rivers was 28-31 per cent lower than the average amount recorded over many years.
Vietnam to build $1.3 billion expressway in Mekong Delta
A state-owned construction company is planning to build a 155 km (96 mile) expressway through the Mekong Delta using ODA and public funds.
MoNRE gets tough on nature violations
The new guidelines mean those who were found to build construction works for illegal residence in the ecological conservation areas would be fined between VNĐ500,000 and VNĐ3 million ($129).
Việt Nam boosts fight against illegal timber products
Illegally harvested timber, as well as traders of this item, will not be able to enter the supply chain under new rules to comply with the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade.