In Hanoi, on December 28, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. (CVN) signed an agreement with Luc Ngan District People's Committee, Cam Son Protective Forest Management Board from Bac Giang province, Thanh Hoa Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Ben En National Park from Thanh Hoa province for the planting forest “For a green Vietnam 2011” project.
Mangrove forest plantation has made remarkable contributions to preventing calamity, improving ecological environment and reducing poverty.
Ho Chi Minh City needs more than VND20 trillion (US$1.05 billion) by 2015 to cope with the impacts of climatic change, but authorities have yet to draft action plans. Districts with incomplete infrastructure, like 12, Can Gio, Hoc Mon, and Binh Chanh, will be the worst affected, the HCM City Climate Change Steering Board said.
Situated on a peanut and maize farm in central Quang Binh province, Rustic Chay Lap stands beneath the towering limestone cliffs which punctuate the beautiful but seldom visited World Natural Heritage site of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park.
Cold is sweeping through Sapa in northern Lao Cai Province but this famous tourist destination is still very lively and full of colour despite the dropping temperatures.
Most shoppers in a mini survey conducted among 100 shoppers at major supermarkets in the city say they are willing to give up the habit of using plastic bags for shopping, the HCMC Waste Recycling Fund said.
Completion of institutional mechanism to encourage investment in ecotourism development, strengthening human resources and clarification of financial mechanism regarding income generated from environmental services, including ecotourism are significant issues in the National Workshop on development of institutional mechanism for ecotourism development in relation with nature conservation.
The impact of climate change will cost the two economic hubs, Hai Phong City and Dong Nai province, 1.25 percent of their GDP each year, a study by the Institute of Hydro-meteorological and Environmental Sciences has found.
Although Hanoi citizens have been requested to collect and destroy red ear turtles, known to be the most dangerous invasive species in the world, visitors saw vast numbers of this species at Hoan Kiem Lake which is a sanctuary of the legendary turtle. The old turtle is now being menaced by the red ear turtle.
Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue will release seven reared monkeys and one raised Manlayan bear to nature after caring for them first. Provincial Forest Management Department and the Centre of Nature Education (ENV) have joined hands to collect on December 22-23 animals from locals across Hue City for special care.