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VietNamNet Bridge - Rapid tourism development has put pressure on local infrastructure and environment in the UNESCO-protected town of Hoi An.
Experts debate new gas environment tax
Experts have called on the Ministry of Finance to be considerate and transparent with their plan to spend the environmental protection tax applied on gasoline, which they have just proposed to double.
Vietnam strives for more green building projects
VietNamNet Bridge - More and more green architecture awards have been given to buildings in Vietnam, a refection of the country's effort to develop construction works friendly to the environment.
Proposed hydropower plant in Laos to affect lower Mekong River in Vietnam
Laos is making hectic preparations for the building of one more hydropower dam – Pak Beng – on the Mekong river section which runs through Oudomxay province.
PM calls for joint environmental efforts
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the whole
political system and society to work together in protecting the
environment after recent environmental pollution incidents that have
harmed socio-economic development
Will Con Dao Island stay green?
VietNamNet Bridge - Con Dao residents, who take pride in their green island, are worried about the news that 40 hectares of forest may be cleared to make room for a road through a national park.
Mekong Delta deals with natural disasters, new hydropower dams
This year’s historic drought and saltwater intrusion have been mostly caused by the extreme El Nino weather phenomenon. If the 11 hydropower dams in Mekong upriver become operational, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta will bear a ‘double disaster’.
Shrimp farming threatens Lang Co Bay
VietNamNet Bridge - Many white-leg shrimp farming areas have been set up next to the Lap An Lagoon in Lang Co Town in Thua Thien - Hue province, threatening the world’s beautiful bay of Lang Co.
Vietnam, NCA cooperate in environment protection
The Norwegian Church Aid will continue working
closely with the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environment as well as religions in protecting the
environment and responding to climate change response.
Scientists warn about toxic Chinese herbicide in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - An extremely toxic herbicide made in China may penetrate the Vietnamese market through smuggling in 2016, which is a major threat to food safety and environment.
Film festival seeks to raise scientific awareness
VietNamNet Bridge – Pupils from primary and junior schools in the
country will enjoy attending a film festival that will be held from
October 11 to December 6.
Farmers should be seen as main players in modernisation project
VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Quoc Cuong, chairman of the Viet Nam
Farmers Union, tells Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) about the
role of farmers in transforming Viet Nam into a modern, industrial
nation.
Hanoi painter grows vegetables with recycled products
Pham Trung Tuan, a freelance painter, has
developed his vegetable garden at his home in a small alley of Cau Giay
street in Hanoi. All the vegetables are grown with recycled waste
products.
Tourism sector asked to cope with impact of East Sea tension
VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the negative impact posed by the current
East Sea tension, the tourism sector should work harder to deal with
difficulties facing it by applying inter-disciplinary measures to reach
its set targets,
NA debates impact of waste imports
VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers yesterday (Feb 20) debated the issue of
waste imports while discussing the revised Environment Law at the 25th
session of the National Assembly Standing Committee.
The ancient ironwood forest in the rice granary land
There is a green vast century-old ironwood forest
covering hundreds of hectares of land in Yen Thanh district of the
central province of Nghe An, the locality which has been well known for
deforestation and forest fires.
Pollution blights water sources
VietNamNet Bridge – Underground water throughout the country is
dangerously polluted, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment's Centre for Water Resources Monitoring and Forecast.
Authorities fail to tackle pollution woes
VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of legal framework and supporting tools have
posed difficulties in resolving conflicts arising from environmental
polluters and people living in polluted areas.
Environmental protection to be taught in schools
VietNamNet Bridge – From 2014, environment protection contents will
be added into curriculums of all schools throughout the country.
Storks guard shrimp lagoon
VietNamNet Bridge - At night when the owners of fish and shrimp lakes
have to keep themselves vigil or hire guards to protect their lakes,
Mr. Ninh can sleep until the morning because his shrimp lagoon is
protected by storks.
