A senior official has warned that if the focus remained solely on developing the economy at the expense of protecting the environment, the Tien, Hau and other rivers in the delta are likely to become dead rivers in the future.
In order to focus on well developing the strengths and potential of tourism during last few years, infrastructure for tourism has been invested; service quality has been raised, besides, Lang Son city has concerned to direct the implementation of protecting the environment and ensuring urban beauty. One of the methods that have brought practical effects has exploited by Lang Son city is to mobilize the community for the environment protection.
Rampant illegal logging of redwood (Afzelia xylocarpa) in the Central Highlands province of Dac Nong is threatening to destroy a national historical and cultural heritage site.
Two hairy-nosed otters (scientifically known as Lutra sumatrana) have been discovered in the U Minh Ha National Park in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.
On September 23, 2008 Dong Nai provincial Farmers’ Association in cooperation with Vinh Cuu district held a meeting to respond to the Clean up the World Campaign. The meeting was attended by central, provincial and Vinh Cuu District Farmers Associations’ leaders, 600 students and 700 local people.
The level of biodiversity in Viet Nam, one of the richest in the world, is being threatened despite several conservation measures taken by the Government, a government official has said.
Kim Hy Nature Reserve is threatened due to illegal logging by local residents in the reserve’s buffer and core zones, said Ha Xuan Minh, a forest ranger.
The central province of Quang Binh on September 18 started work on a 17.72 million EUR project on conservation and management of the natural resources at the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park.
The Government plans to spend VND3.3 trillion (US$194 million) between 2008 and 2020 on environmental protection projects aimed at stopping water pollution in the Nhue-Day river basin.
The Mekong delta province of Bac Lieu boasts vast longan orchards, which data back over a century and have recently become an eco-tourist spot attraction.