ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Smart phone app launched for nature reserve protection
08/09/2017|02:11:00
The Biodiversity Conservation Centre of GreenViet, an NGO in Đà Nẵng, will launch a warning application for smart phone users to alert of violations against animals and vegetation in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve.
Rare primate handed over to Cúc Phương park
22/08/2017|09:06:00
A red-shanked douc langur (pygathrix nemaeus) was handed over to the Cúc Phương national park in the northern province of Ninh Bình by forest rangers in Phú Lộc District in central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế on Monday.
Ten conservation advocates receive 2017 ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes Award
14/08/2017|08:31:00
Ten biodiversity conservation advocates representing the grassroots, government, academic, and business sectors received the 2017 ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes Award at a ceremony held in Manila, Philippines on 07 August 2017. The inaugural award forms part of the celebration of ASEAN’s Golden Anniversary.
Thailand: The 2017 ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes – Nonn Panitvong
09/08/2017|02:10:00
Firm in the belief that people should know the living things around them to understand the need to conserve them, biodiversity expert and business leader Dr. Nonn Panitvong is popularizing taxonomy and helping it become more accessible to the general public.