ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
Endangered Saola sliding into extinction
29/05/2012|09:15:00
HA NOI — International conservation groups and domestic scientists have warned that one of the rarest animals found on Earth – the Saola (Pseudoryz nghetinhensis) – is moving towards extinction just two decades after its discovery, due to intensive hunting pressures and poor management.
A lot of rare fish species in danger
21/05/2012|11:01:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Anh Vu (Semilabeo notabilis), Mang (Chanos chanos), Ca Lo, (Cyprinus multitaeniata), ram xanh (Altigena lemassoni Pellegrin et Chevey) and many other rare precious fishes have been named in the Vietnam’s Red Book, because their existence has been threatened.
Wetland no longer deserted
18/05/2012|11:12:00
Since 1981, reclaiming Dong Thap Muoi, or Plain of Reeds, a wetland turned desolate for thousands of years by alum, has transformed it into a crowded, prosperous region.
World Environment Day and Vietnam's Sea and Island Week will be held as planned
18/05/2012|11:02:00
The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang held a working session on May 16 with the Administrations of Environment and Sea and Islands on the celebration of 2012 Environment Day and Sea and Island Week. These two events to be hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and will take place at the same time. There are proposal for the change of timings.
Golf courses – a boon or bane?
14/05/2012|03:02:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Lap An lagoon in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue was once famous for its plentiful marine resources and diversified ecosystem, thanks partly to a large area of mangrove forests that surrounded and protected it.