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Deforestation caused by rubber vastly underestimated: study

Deforestation caused by rubber vastly underestimated: study

Deforestation for rubber cultivation has been "substantially underestimated", and is two to three times higher than generally assumed, a new study said Wednesday.
'People of the forest': Indigenous Indonesians stake claim to land

'People of the forest': Indigenous Indonesians stake claim to land

Age-old trees in central Vietnam protective forests cut down for wood

Age-old trees in central Vietnam protective forests cut down for wood

Central Highlands’ hydropower plant kills 25 ha of forest

Central Highlands’ hydropower plant kills 25 ha of forest

Overflowing water at the Thuong Kon Tum hydropower plant reservoir in Kon Tum Province has killed plants across 25 hectares.
September 26, 2022 | 12:36 am PT
Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers killed in Indonesia

Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers killed in Indonesia

Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers were found dead in western Indonesia on Sunday after being ensnared by traps, police said, dealing another blow to the species' rapidly declining population.
April 25, 2022 | 12:14 am PT
Banks still funding deforestation-linked firms in threat to global climate goals

Banks still funding deforestation-linked firms in threat to global climate goals

Banks based in China, the United States, Indonesia and Brazil have invested billions of dollars in businesses carrying out, or linked to, deforestation since the Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted in 2015, researchers said on Thursday.
October 28, 2021 | 06:26 pm PT
Quang Ninh seeks forest area for Chinese investor’s IZ expansion

Quang Ninh seeks forest area for Chinese investor’s IZ expansion

Quang Ninh has proposed that the government allows a Chinese investor to expand its industrial zone on more than 32 ha of protected forest.
April 28, 2021 | 10:16 pm PT
Vietnam susceptible to afforestation: expert

Vietnam susceptible to afforestation: expert

Around 700,000 ha of land in Vietnam are still available for afforestation purposes, an expert said while discussing the role of forests in flood prevention.
November 17, 2020 | 03:46 am PT
Primary forest coverage shrinks to 0.25 percent in Vietnam

Primary forest coverage shrinks to 0.25 percent in Vietnam

Vietnam's primary forest area accounts for 0.25 percent of 14.6 million ha of forested land with an estimated coverage of nearly 42 percent.
November 15, 2020 | 05:01 pm PT
Deforestation, construction to blame for central Vietnam landslides

Deforestation, construction to blame for central Vietnam landslides

Deforestation, construction and other man-made changes to the natural terrain were responsible for multiple landslides in central Vietnam last month, according to an environment official.
November 2, 2020 | 12:57 am PT
Vietnam to receive $51.5 mln upon meeting carbon emissions target

Vietnam to receive $51.5 mln upon meeting carbon emissions target

Vietnam could receive up to $51.5 million if it reduces 10.3 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from six north-central provinces until 2025, the World Bank said.
October 23, 2020 | 01:14 am PT
Vietnam not doing enough to protect environment around dams: experts

Vietnam not doing enough to protect environment around dams: experts

Authorities have been doing too little to regrow trees they felled to make way for hydropower projects, experts said.
October 15, 2020 | 06:21 pm PT
No letup in poisoning of pine trees in Dak Nong Province

No letup in poisoning of pine trees in Dak Nong Province

More pine trees have been poisoned to death to clear land for cultivation in Dak Nong Province, taking the tally for the year to over 3,000.
October 7, 2019 | 11:27 pm PT
Police probe illegal logging of 99 trees in national park

Police probe illegal logging of 99 trees in national park

Central Vietnam police are investigating the logging of 99 trees of different species at the Pu Mat National Park.
August 12, 2019 | 08:10 pm PT
Conservation center urges $4 million douc langur protection project in Vietnam

Conservation center urges $4 million douc langur protection project in Vietnam

The GreenViet Biodiversity conservation center is urging the preservation of about 50 gray-shanked douc langurs in Quang Nam Province.
July 18, 2019 | 07:41 pm PT
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