A seminar entitled “Vietnam Global Environment Fund (GEF) National Dialogue” was held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on October 14 in Hanoi.

WWF, Con Dao park conserve marine biodiversity
The aim of the seminar were to clarify the GEF’s strategies and policies, exchange experiences in building and managing the GEF’s projects, and strengthen the GEF’s operations.

Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha said the seminar was an opportunity for Vietnam to review its achievements and shortcomings in protecting national resources and the environment. 

Founded in 1990, the GEF plays an important role in solving environmental problems in 182 countries. Vietnam received funding from the GEF for 34 national projects and 28 global programmes.

 * WWF funds wildlife conservation in Hue

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will provide US$213,773 for a project to conserve Sao La deer (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Hoang Ngoc Khanh, chief of the provincial People’s Committee Office said on October 13 that the project will be carried out from January to December 2011, at the Sao La deer conservation area and in Bach Ma National Park’s expanded area.

It is hoped that the project will save and increase the numbers of Sao La deer and several other threatened species that are at risk of extinction such as the languor, white-cheeked gibbon and some other newly-discovered species.

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