A seminar on the protection of water resources and ecosystems opened in central Thua Thien-Hue province on Dec. 13, 2008 attracting some 70 scientists from international organisations, domestic research institutes, and localities that have mangrove forests, sanctuaries and marshes.
Environment ministers of a number of countries have raised support for Vietnam’s proposal to establish a special programme to assist the five nations most affected by the rise of sea level as a result of climate change.
Nature creates amazing things. Take, for example the spring named “Suoi Nuoc Mooc” in the world heritage site of Phong Nha - Ke Bang, where columns of water rise up wonderfully, seeming to defy gravity before making their way to the nearby Chay River.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Forestry Department and the Ministry of Public Security’s Environmental Police Department agreed to co-operate on forestry protection on Dec. 11, 2008.
On Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008 the authorities of Con Dao Island District, in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, signed a principle contract on power purchasing with a foreign investor who is building a wind power plant on Con Dao.
Fifteen years after Hue achieved its world heritage status, the ancient citadel has moved beyond the state of emergency and into a phase of sustainability, says Vibeke Jensen, UNESCO’s representative in Viet Nam.
A Vietnamese company has released its first batch of self-dissolving plastic bags – a product that promises to solve a big environmental problem.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a budget of more than VND 2.3 trillion for a national programme to cope with climate change from 2009 to 2015.
Across the country, 17 provinces and cities are attempting to preserve ca tru (ceremonial singing), including clubs, classes and festivals. Lecturer at the National Music Academy Pham Thi Hue has been a dedicated ca tru fan for many years.
They may not be rich but Ta Man and his wife refuse to sell their precious relics from the pre-Christian Oc Eo era to foreign collectors. The treasures belong to the nation, they say.