Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, a Ramsar site in Vietnam, has seen 192 hectares of its plants recovered thanks to p reservation efforts.
Eco-tourism development in a sustainable manner will be promoted in Dong Thap province’s Tram Chim National Park– the “green lung” of the Mekong Delta.
Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap is a highlight in the local tourism map, according to Nguyen Ngoc Thuong, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Vietnam’s power needs could be fully met by renewable energy by 2050, according to a new report by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Vietnam and Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance.
The U Minh Thuong National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang was recognised as Vietnam’s 8 th Ramsar site at a ceremony held on February 22.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in conjunction with
the World Wide Fund for Nature in Vietnam held a workshop on June 26
in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to raise public awareness of the
importance of sediment for the delta’s natural resources.
Vietnamese shrimp exporter Quoc Viet in the southern province of Ca Mau
has become the first company in Asia to receive an Aquaculture
Stewardship Council (ASC) certification.
A project that will give blue swimming crabs cultivated in Vietnam an
international accreditation is proceeding apace and well positioned to
meet its objectives.
Solutions for the implementation of project “Life under a new climate:
preparing rural livelihoods through ecosystem-based adaptation at Lang
Sen Wetland Reserve” in the second half of 2013 were discussed at a July
19 meeting in the southern province of Long An.
The central province of Quang Nam has decided to established a natural
reserve for sao la, a mysterious twin-horned creature, near the border
of Vietnam and Laos, which will be under management of its provincial
Forestry Protection Department.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-
Vietnam has advocated the Fisheries General Department’s claim on
temporarily removing Vietnam’s Tra fish from the “Red List” pending
reassessment.
The Australian Government Aid Programme
(AusAid) will help in the organisation of Earth Hour 2010 on March 27
to raise people’s awareness about climate change.
Dwellers in 20 cities across Vietnam
are likely to turn off home lights and unnecessary electric equipment
for at least an hour on March 27 in response to Earth Hour--a worldwide
call to save energy.
The People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province has recently received a
foreign-funded project on building a preservation zone for Sao La deer
(Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) and other endemic cloven-hoofed animals.
