Vietnam proposes ban on int’l rare turtle trade

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Vietnam proposes ban on int’l rare turtle trade

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has proposed to ban the illegal trafficking of several wild species at the 16th Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Conference of the Parties (CoP) in Thailand March 3-14.

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Vietnam proposes ban on international rare turtle trade

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Vietnam proposes ban on international rare turtle trade

Vietnam has proposed to ban the illegal trafficking of several wild species at the 16th Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Conference of the Parties (CoP) in Thailand March 3-14.

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Riverbed investigated to find sua wood

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago

Authorised agencies in Quang Binh's Bo Trach District plan to investigate the riverbed of the Son River in a bid to identity whether or not it contains the highly valued sua wood (Dalbergia tonkinensis).

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Rare wood found under river near Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park

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Rare wood found under river near Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park

Fishermen in Quang Binh Province found rare sua wood, worth tens of billions of VND, being kept under a river around the Phong Nha-Ke Bang Natural World Heritage Site.

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Another Sua tree chopped down in Quang Binh Province

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Another Sua tree chopped down in Quang Binh Province

According to a Saigon Giai Phong source, a group of 13 lumberjacks from Phuc Trach Commune in Bo Trach District in the north central province of Quang Binh have chopped down a sua tree in Hung Vuon forest in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

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Rangers can help nation stay green

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VietNam News English 6 month(s) ago

Rangers can help nation stay green

Forest rangers played an important role in protecting the local environment by involving local authorities and the community in the fight against forest fires, deforestation and illegal logging, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan said.

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Vietnam ranger in bribery probe threatens to kill inspector

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Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park authorities said Tuesday they would censure a forest ranger who threatened to kill an inspector who was probing alleged corruption by him in an illegal logging case.

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The hunt for red wood seeds

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The hunt for red wood seeds

Red wood or Northern Vietnam Dalbergia (Dalbergia tonkinensis) caused a stir a few years ago in northern provinces where the timber is said to be worth billions of dong.

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Illegal loggers still destroying forests

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Illegal loggers still destroying forests

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 13,700 violations of forest protection and timber management laws were reported nationwide in the fist six months of the year, 10 per cent fewer than in the same period last year, Viet Nam Administration of Forestry deputy director Ha Cong Tuan told participants at a forestry sector review meeting here yesterday, July 10.

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Illegal loggers still destroying forests

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VietNam News English 11 month(s) ago 1 related news

Over 13,700 violations of forest protection and timber management laws were reported nationwide in the fist six months of the year, 10 per cent fewer than in the same period last year, Viet Nam Administration of Forestry deputy director Ha Cong Tuan told participants at a forestry sector review meeting here yesterday.

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Ambulance caught transporting smuggled woods

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 11 month(s) ago

Ambulance caught transporting smuggled woods

Forest rangers in the central highlands province of Kon Tum on Thursday found 31 Tracwood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis) slats worth approximately VND100 million (U$5,000) that have unclear origin on an ambulance of a local taxi firm.

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Chinese merchants hunting for precious wood in central region

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Chinese merchants hunting for precious wood in central region

Chinese merchants have been hunting for ironwood and many other precious timber in Quang Binh province. Prior to that, they hunted for sua wood (dalbergia tonkinensis) in many central provinces.

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Chinese merchants hunting for precious wood in central region

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VietnamNet English 11 month(s) ago 1 related news

Chinese merchants hunting for precious wood in central region

VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese merchants have been hunting for ironwood and many other precious timber in Quang Binh province. Prior to that, they hunted for sua wood (dalbergia tonkinensis) in many central provinces.

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Steps taken to protect ‘Sua' trees

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VietNam News English 12 month(s) ago

More than 20 sua trees (Dalbergia tonkinensis Prain) in the Central highlands province of Dak Lak will be surrounded by iron fencing to prevent illegal logging.

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Sua tree choppers turn themselves in

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Sua tree choppers turn themselves in

The 11 men who allegedly felled three precious sua trees in a forest inside the Phong Nha – Ke Bang national park in the central province of Quang Binh turned themselves in to local authorities last weekend, Nguyen Van Luong, chairman of Phuc Trach Commune’s People’s Committee said Saturday.

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