Serepok River

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Agriculture Ministry wants power project halted

 The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development has proposed PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc suspend a project on hydropower plants in the Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak to protect the local environment and wild animals.

Yokdon National Park

 VietNamNet Bridge – Yokdon National Park in Buon Don District, Dak Lak Province is one of the largest nature reserves in Vietnam.

Illegal sand mining erodes river banks

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal sand mining has caused severe erosion along the two main tributaries of the Serepok River in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands), affecting the lives of many people.

Factories blamed for river stench

Around 2,400 households along a stretch of the Serepok River in southern Dak Nong Province's Tam Thang Commune are suffering from a foul smell caused by waste water being dumped into the river by local factories.

ENVIRONMENT IN BRIEF 30/1

  Pirate gold mining threatens livelihoods; Solutions sought for energy security; Serepok River sees mass fish die-off; Police catch polluter in Quang Nam