Civil Society Consultation Workshop on Vietnam’s Legality of Timber and Timber Products
On 23rd -24th November, 2012, the Center for People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) in collaboration with the Center for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD) organized a two day consultation workshop for civil society organization on Vietnam’s legality of timber and timber…
Environment risks overlooked when banks fund industrial production projects
Making profit is the most important task for every commercial bank, because of which the environmental risks are sometimes overlooked when banks approve the lending. In general, credit officers do not pay much attention to the possible environmental risks when…
Giant Laos dam underway… What’s next?
Video: Co-management of special-use forests in Vietnam – Part II
Part II "Community Participation in Management of Special-use Forests" of the series "Co-management of special-use forests in Vietnam" produced by VTV2 in collaboration with PanNature and FFI. The series features efforts to promote co-management of forests by PanNature and FFI…
Vietnam may evict bears from ‘protected’ park land
Video: Co-management of special-use forests in Vietnam – Part I
Part I "Communities and Forest" of the series "Co-management of special-use forests in Vietnam" produced by VTV2 in collaboration with PanNature and FFI. The series features efforts to promote co-management of forests by PanNature and FFI in the field, as…
Hydropower lucre hides major fault lines
Viet Nam loses ‘green’ image
Viet Nam was enduring adverse affects to the environment after 25 years of economic development, said environmental experts. The comment was made at a recent workshop on harmonising economic development and environmental protection held in the northern province of Ninh…
Eco experts back ‘green economy’
The rapid industrialisation and economic development of Viet Nam over the last 25 years has created a negative impact on the environment according to Nguyen The Chinh, deputy director of the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources. Chinh…