Forests

Courses – a boon or bane?

The path of our occasions: Lap An Lagoon is determined to explore a course. Future uncertain: New mangroves happen to be grown in Lap An lagoon. Photos Hoang Nam

There remains a four-hectare mangrove forest which is home to thousands of various birds in Vinh Xuan Hamlet, Vinh Thai Commune, Nha Trang City, in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa. The owner of the salinity-intruded forest is Nguyen Van Hung, 49, a poor farmer.

Local communities to manage forests

The Prime Minister has roved a pilot project aimed at engaging the local community in protection, management and development of forests.

Going fishing in U Minh Thuong

Proclaimed as a National Park in September 2000, U Minh Thuong (Upper U Minh) in the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang Province is a vast wetland rich in fish and waterbirds. The park has become an attractive site for tourists, especially those whose hobby is fishing.

NA agrees on draft supervision programme in 2012

National Assembly deputies basically agreed the draft programme on supervision operations in 2012 at the Oct. 31 plenary meeting of the ongoing session of the 13th NA in Hanoi.

Highlands, southern region urged to better protect forests

Authorities in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) and Southeastern regions need to tighten measures to reduce deforestation and strictly punish offenders, says Cao Duc Phat, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Tay Ninh National Park is home to array of rare birds

A group of Vietnamese friends from the US visited Lo Go-Xa Mat National Park in the southern province of Tay Ninh to experience the virgin forests and eco-landscapes that abound there.

Lawmakers doubt government’s afforestation figures

Members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee are skeptical about a report that claims the forest area has increased

PM takes drastic action on tree thieves

The growing problem of illegal deforest-ation in Viet Nam has led to a swift response from the Government in order to prevent it from spiralling out of control.

Promotion at Saigon-Con Dao Resort

Con Dao, located in the East Sea about 97 nautical miles from Vung Tau City, is considered a beautiful pearl of Vietnam’s sea tourism. The Travel + Leisure magazine has recognized Con Dao as one of the world’s top 20 mysterious islands.

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