environment

The coastal path in Hau Loc District is the most polluted area in Thanh Hoa Province as it has become an illegal dumping site. A coastal path in Hau Loc District heavily polluted Among Nga Son, Quang Xuong and Hau Loc districts, where fishing activities are common, Hau Loc is the most polluted. Plastic bottles, plastic bags and household rubbish cover the nearly 4-km path from Hai Loc to Da Loc commune. The rubbish dump can be easily spotted in dense residential areas such as Diem Pho Market. Even the sea water in these areas also has a black colour. The rubbish at Diem Pho Market is often dumped onto the embankment then swept into the sea. The dumping area is only hundreds of metres away from the residential area. In Thang Loc Village, the foul smell from the rubbish and the smell from the sea make it unbearable for many people in the summer. "We have to pay VND10,000 per person per month for the environmental team to deal the rubbish. However, they can't collect all of it so … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa coast drowned in rubbish

  Japanese experts install nanotechnology equipment on the bed of Tô Lịch River. — Photo sggp.org.vn HÀ NỘI — A Japanese cleaning nano-technology has helped reduce the bad smell from the polluted Tô Lịch River in Hà Nội, according to online newspaper toquoc.vn.vn. People living near the section that was experimentally treated by the technology said the odour had diminished greatly despite the extremely hot weather. Nguyễn Tiến Lập, a resident in Cầu Giấy District, said: “For years, the river section in my area was terribly polluted with a bad smell, especially in hot weather. I closely monitored the section after the filter equipment was dropped in the water, and I think it's now less smelly and cleaner.” Last week, Hà Nội authorities launched the project … [Read more...] about Nanotechnology reduces odour on Tô Lịch River

  Trương Nguyễn Ý Như and Trần Thanh Thuý receive the special prize for "Waking sleeping land after the disaster". — Photo courtesy of the organiser  QUẢNG NAM — A short documentary on how to unleash the potential of sustainable tourism of Quảng Nam Province’s Thu Bồn River after the historic flood in 2000 brought a special prize for two secondary school students in the “School Ambassador in Disaster Prevention and Climate Change Adaptation” Competition 2019 on Saturday. The competition was co-hosted by the Việt Nam Disaster Management Authority, the United Nations Development Programme and the provincial People’s Committees of Quảng Nam, Thừa Thiên Hue and Ninh Thuận under the framework of the Project “Improving Resilience of Vulnerable Coastal Communities to Climate-Related Impact in Viet Nam”. Participants were … [Read more...] about Seventh graders win environmental documentary award

For more than a year after being moved to a Jordanian wildlife reserve from war-hit Syria, two bears, Loz and Sukkar, would cower whenever planes flew by, traumatised by past bombardments. One of four bears living in Jordan's Al Ma'wa For Nature and Wildlife sanctuary which cares for animals rescued from war zones They are among dozens of animals that have been rescued from regional war zones, including the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip, and brought to Jordan's Al Ma'wa For Nature and Wildlife. The sanctuary located in Jerash province north of Amman was set up by the Princess Alia Foundation, named after the king's sister, in cooperation with the international animal welfare organisation Four Paws. Sukkar (sugar in Arabic) and Loz (almond) are Asian black bears, now aged nine, who were trapped by war in the Magic World Zoo outside Syria's second city, Aleppo, before being rescued in the summer of 2017. "When they were brought here they were terrified by the sounds of … [Read more...] about Traumatised by conflict, animals find haven in Jordan

Police in Dong Nai Province are investigating the mass death of over 300 tonnes of fish in the La Nga River following rain. 300 tonnes of fish died on La Nga River After heavy rain on May 15, the fish at various farms along La Nga River suddenly died. The farmers suffered huge losses since those were mature fish and were ready to be sold. This is also the second mass fish death on La Nga River. Farmer Nguyen Van Que said, "I went out at 7 am and saw the fish were dying. When I jumped into the river, the water tasted sour." The police in Dong Nai Province said on May 17 that they were investigating the cause of the incident. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment have taken water and dead fish samples at 13 different locations for testing. According to the Environment Crime Police, the heavy rain might have swept the polluted water in the upstream and the fish died due to a lack of oxygen. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment also agreed with the … [Read more...] about La Nga mass fish death under investigation