Vietnam says it want to stop importing imperiled animals, though there are still “wildlife restaurants” with rats, bats, civet cats, snakes, bear, monkeys and pangolins on the menu.
Category: Viet Nam
Vietnam alliance of business for environment launched
For the first time in Vietnam, an alliance of business enterprises for environmental protection has been launched to tackle environmental issues in the country.
Minister calls for international cooperation in Mekong Delta water issues
Countries in the upper reaches of the river may hold some 20 percent of water volumes in their reservoirs, while Vietnam may lose up to 80 percent of its water due to climate change and is likely to face water-related risks, the minister said.
Vietnam’s bat farms, rat trade sites, high coronavirus risk: study
The study conducted coronavirus testing at several sites involved in the sale and processing of live rodents for human consumption, bat guano farms and natural bat roosts close to human dwellings.
Solar Rules Weaken Vietnam’s Love-Hate Relationship to Coal
Government efforts to shift from feed-in-tariffs to a competitive bidding mechanism for solar PV [photovoltaics] could be applied for other types of renewable energy.
Air quality in Hanoi during the pandemic
The three-week social distancing also provided researchers with an unprecedented natural experiment setting to investigate the trade-off between economic activities and air quality.
Sea-level rise likely to swallow many coastal mangrove forests
Large sections of tropical mangroves, such as those in the Vietnam Delta, could vanish by 2050, according to new research.
China raises protection for pangolins by removing scales from medicine list
Most of the whole pangolins are being trafficked from Laos, Thailand and India.