Policy Review Quarter III/2012, English Edition
Policy Bulletin No.7, published by the Center for People and Nature, updates and reflects policy issues newly issued as well as being discussed and drafted during the third quarter of 2012.
Consultation Workshop: Participatory Governance Assessment for REDD+ in Vietnam
The Participatory Governance Assessment for REDD+ in Viet Nam is about to complete Stage 1. The objectives of Stage 1 are: conducting an Institutional and Context Analysis for improved understanding of the context and identifying relevant stakeholders, and reaching agreement…
Improving the economic efficiency of the mining industry
On March 20, 2013, in Binh Dinh, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh, People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) and Consultancy on Development Institute (CODE) have jointly organized the workshop on "Revenue management measures and improvement of the economic efficiency of…
Bear rescue center escapes eviction in surprise decision
Vietnam’s sole bear sanctuary, facing eviction on spurious grounds allegedly cooked up in a corruption-ridden land dispute, has got the Prime Minister’s backing to stay put in a move that has surprised many. Activists see it as a welcome, rare…
Video: Co-management of special-use forests in Vietnam – Part III
Part III "Co-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 in the field,…
Damning evidence no match for dam pushers
By normal standards, the scrapping of two controversial dams planned in a protected area should have been a done deal by now. But victories for the environment have become extremely rare in Vietnam in recent years and opponents of the two dams, to be built in the core of the UNESCO-recognized Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve, appear to be seeing the writing on the wall.
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?
For those who had believed that Laos would stick to its pledge to shelve construction of the controversial Xayaburi dam, November 7 was a black day. It was on that day that Laos broke ground on the US$3.8-billion project despite vehement objections from environmental groups and its neighbors who said the 810-meter (2,600ft) dam would unleash massive ecological changes on a river that feeds around 60 million people.
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…