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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.
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
Government orders investigation into destruction of pine forest

Government orders investigation into destruction of pine forest

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have started an investigation into the methodical destruction of more than 3,000 pine trees.
May 10, 2019 | 07:00 pm PT
Palm oil watchdog urged to take 'giant leap' to save forests

Palm oil watchdog urged to take 'giant leap' to save forests

Palm oil is the world's most widely used edible oil, found in everything from margarine to cookies, and soap to soups.
August 22, 2018 | 05:34 pm PT
Vietnam sets ambitious $20 billion wood export target for 2025

Vietnam sets ambitious $20 billion wood export target for 2025

Vietnam sees wood and wood works as a spearhead industry, earning export revenues of $18-20 billion by 2025.
August 10, 2018 | 06:00 pm PT
Greater Mekong, including Vietnam, losing forests at alarming rate

Greater Mekong, including Vietnam, losing forests at alarming rate

The Greater Mekong region is among 11 hotspots where more than 80 percent of global forest loss will occur in the coming decades.
July 21, 2018 | 04:40 pm PT
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