ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY
The First Mekong Resources Forum: Water Resources and Sustainable Development – Perspectives from Laos and Vietnam
21/02/2012|09:44:00
Water is vital for all livings, development and prosperity of every nation. Water sources from rivers, lakes and wetlands not only maintain ecological functions and biodiversity, but also supply water for domestic uses, agricultural production, energy and navigation; ensure food security, nutrition, cultural customs, and traditional livelihoods; particularly for rural communities living close to water bodies. Consequently, sustainable water resources management has increasingly been mainstreamed into policy agenda of many governments.
Two stations built to protect Saola
14/02/2012|09:58:00
Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue have started to build two conservation stations in forests inhabited by the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), one of the world's rarest mammals, in A Luoi District.
Vietnam seriously lacks water monitoring stations
14/02/2012|09:55:00
In order to prevent the pollution for river valleys and minimize the sources that cause pollution, it’s necessary to control the water quality with the water monitoring systems. Meanwhile, there are very few such systems.