Media Highlights – Page 11

Chinese technology may kill bauxite projects: scientists

The warning about losses that could be incurred by the two bauxite projects in the Central Highlands has become a reality. The Tan Rai bauxite project is predicted to take a loss of VND460 billion in the first three years of operation, while Nhan Co would incur a loss of VND3 trillion over six years.

Tree-felling fiasco: symptom of a deep-rooted problem

To wake up one day and see hundreds of the trees they take for granted cut down was an earth-shaking experience for the people. The real horror dawned on them as they realised as many as 6,700 trees had been lined up for this apparently senseless execution.

Ministries hinder ‘green’ campaign

Lack of co-operation at ministry level is hindering the implementation of last year's Law on Environment Protection.

Workshop on Key findings of consultative process study in the context of law making process in Vietnam

On 20th March 2015, National Legislative Development Project (NLD) organized a workshop named “Key findings on consultative process study in context of law making process in Vietnam”. The workshop was to introduce some key findings on the consultative process in the law making process in Vietnam and some recommendations to the draft Law on Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents (LPLND).

Vietnam, riparian neighbors exert pressure on Laos over second Mekong dam

January 29, 2015
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Plans for the second dam across the lower Mekong River continue to put Laos on a collision course with its neighbors and environmentalists who fear a damning frenzy would sabotage the livelihoods, fish species and farmland of around 60 million people.

Where is South-East Asia?

January 8, 2015
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After Typhoon Hagupit hit the Philippines last week, attention was once again drawn to the South-East Southeast Asian region. Yet, while the Philippines has an active role in the climate talks given its vulnerability and frequent impassioned pleas to spur…

Lao Hydro Dam to Seriously Affect Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

December 15, 2014
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Laos has officially announced its plan to develop the Don Sahong hydropower project on the Mekong River, and this project will be seriously affect Vietnam’s agriculture and aquatic resources in the Mekong Delta region, experts have warned.

Stop building Mekong River dams: experts

December 13, 2014
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Townships along the Mekong River should suspend the construction of dams, which negatively impacts both the environment and residents near the river's lower basin, said experts at yesterday's seminar on the construction of the Don Sahong hydropower plant.

Vietnam Farmers Bristle at Laos’s Planned Mekong River Dam

December 1, 2014
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Residents of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have raised objections to the Don Sahong hydropower dam that Laos plans to build on the Mekong River's main stream. The objections came in late November after the Hanoi-based Green Innovation and Development Center, the Center for Biodiversity and Development at Vietnam Rivers Network, and local authorities finished a nearly two-week survey in communes in Can Tho and the five provinces of Ca Mau, Soc Trang, An Giang, Kien Giang, Vinh Long.

Workshop Talks Environmental Right Protection

November 28, 2014
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A workshop was held in Hanoi on November 27 to seek to perfect a legal system to protect the environment as well as legitimate rights and interests of the community. Co-organised by the the People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) and the Justice Initiative Facilitation Fund (JIFF), the event brought together more than 100 delegates from State management agencies, the central justice agency, research institutions and non-governmental organisations.