Dong Nai wants to scrap environmentally destructive dams

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Báo Thanh Niên English 5 day(s) ago

Authorities in the southeastern province of Dong Nai have proposed that the government stop the construction of two planned hydropower plants in the province to protect a world biosphere reserve, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reported.

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Quang Nam tries to save ethnic culture

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago 3 duplicate news

Quang Nam tries to save ethnic culture

Rapid modernisation and modern lifestyles are threatening the survival of the ancient Cham culture and other ethnic traditions in central Quang Nam Province, home to two UNESCO world heritage sites and a world biosphere reserve.

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Hai Phong celebrates 54th anniversary of President Ho’s visit

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Nhân dân English 1 month(s) ago

Hai Phong celebrates 54th anniversary of President Ho’s visit

At the ceremony ( Image: baohaiphong.com.vn )

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Cham heritage holds potential for tourism

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VietNam News English 6 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Cham heritage holds potential for tourism

The central province of Quang Nam has great potential in history, tradition, culture and environment, as well as two UNESCO-recognised world heritage sites and the world biosphere reserve of the Cham Islands, to promote sustainable tourism, said Lucy Russell, the editorial manager of QUO, a travel brand and communications agency, at a two-day workshop here on Thursday.

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Rare sea turtle released in Cham Islands

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SaiGon GP English 7 month(s) ago

Rare sea turtle released in Cham Islands

A rare and endangered sea turtle has been released into the wild in the Cham Islands World Biosphere Reserve in Hoi An City in the central province of Quang Nam, said the management board of the Cham Island Marine Protected Area on Tuesday.

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Dong Nai Province objects to hydropower plants

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SaiGon GP English 7 month(s) ago

Dong Nai Province objects to hydropower plants

Nguyen Thanh Tri, deputy chairman of the People’s Committee in the southern province of Dong Nai, said that the provincial government is objecting to building of the Dong Nai 6 and 6A Hydropower Plants because of negative impact to biodiversity, culture, historical values and the daily livelihood of local residents.

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Forest regeneration underway in Kien Giang

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VietNam News English 7 month(s) ago

As much as VND23 billion (US$11 million) has been earmarked to plant and preserve trees at Upper U Minh National Park in the southern province of Kien Giang till 2015.

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Vietnam’s southern tip

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Hanoi Times English 8 month(s) ago

The Hanoitimes - A man casts fishing net off Cape Ca Mau. The region is known for its highly diverse underwater ecosystem recognized by UNESCO as a world biosphere reserve in 2009.

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Vietnam’s southern tip

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Báo Thanh Niên English 8 month(s) ago

Vietnam’s southern tip

A man casts a fishing net off Cape Ca Mau. The region is known for its highly diverse underwater ecosystem recognized by UNESCO as a world biosphere reserve in 2009. Photo: Dongthap Tourist

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Scientists want more green space

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VietNam News English 8 month(s) ago 1 related news

Scientists want more green space

Faced with the global problem of climate change, HCM City should adopt comprehensive measures to develop its green space to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, an academic has said.

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‘Extinct’ plant reappears in Vietnam after a century

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VOV News English 12 month(s) ago

‘Extinct’ plant reappears in Vietnam after a century

(VOV) - Scientists have discovered a specimen of ‘nepenthes thorelii’, a tropical pitcher plant indigenous to Indochina, in the Lo Go-Xa Mat National Park in the southern province of Tay Ninh, after it was believed to be extinct for a century.

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By the sweat of their brow

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VOV News English 12 month(s) ago 1 related news

By the sweat of their brow

(VOV) - Farmers in Tan Ky district in the central province of Nghe An are busy harvesting rice in the summer heat.

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A visit to Can Gio World Biosphere Reserve

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VietnamNet English 12 month(s) ago

A visit to Can Gio World Biosphere Reserve

Can Gio mangrove forest, which was recognised by UNESCO in 2000 as the biosphere reserve, has attracted numerous local and foreign visitors for its distinct fauna and flora.

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Pollution threatens scenic Cat Ba Island environment

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VietnamNet English 12 month(s) ago 2 related news

Pollution threatens scenic Cat Ba Island environment

VietNamNet Bridge – Cat Ba, the pearl of the Tonkin Gulfand one of the three largest islands in Viet Nam in the northern port city of Hai Phong, is threatened by pollution.

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Pollution threatens scenic Cat Ba Island environment

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VietnamPlus English 12 month(s) ago 2 related news

Pollution threatens scenic Cat Ba Island environment

Cat Ba, the pearl of the Tonkin Gulfand one of the three largest islands in Vietnam in the northern port city of Hai Phong, is threatend by pollution.

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