Education for Nature Vietnam
News Brief (E168, 2nd - 9th June, 2006) 150 kg of wildlife confiscated (ENV hotline, dated June 6; the Labor issue 155 dated June 7, the People’s Police issue 402 dated June 9, 2006) Protect water resources with sedges
Three students from Hanoi National University won first prize in a contest entitled “Improve the use and protection of water resources” for a research project they submitted called “Solutions for improving the quality of running water” using sedges and chemical. The student’s proposed planting sedges in reservoirs to remove arsenic and iron from the water column, followed by chemical treatment to further improve water quality. The contest was jointly sponsored by the Science and Life Newspaper, Vietnam Wildlife and Environmental Protection Society, Ministry of Education and Training, and Ministry of Nature Resource and the Environment. According to some scientists familiar with the experiment, the model will likely to be applied for use in treating the fresh-water supply for people living in Hanoi and some other areas in Red River delta. (Website of the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment dated June 6, 2006) Vietnam: Approximately 50% of land is barren and dry
Approximately 50% of the land area in Vietnam is barren and dry, said Natural Resources and Environment minister Mai Ai Truc at a meeting to celebrate World Environment Day in Quang Tri province. The current state of Vietnam’s land resources has resulted from deforestation, soil degredation from poor farming practices, global climate change, population pressure resulting in more intensive land use and exploitation of water resources. The minister urged people not to “give up on barren land” and to make an effort to help recover and bring back to health land that has been lost to desertification. This year’s Environment Day focuses on stopping desertification and reclaiming wasteland. To solve the problem, the government encourages the public to not give up barren land according to the slogan of Environment Day this year. (Website of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Announcement Training course on primate conservation (Call for applications) Students who successfully complete the course will be granted a certificate. The best students will be invited to submit proposals for scholarships of up to $500 to support field research on Vietnam’s endangered primates. For detailed information on the training class, please contact Mr. Vu Ngoc Thanh, Biology Department, University of Natural Sciences, Room No. 332, T1 Building, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi. (Conservation International, June 7, 2006) Links to environmental articles (Vietnamese) Nghia Hung: A vanishing wetland Ozon layer will be restored by atmospheric wind Stronger storm due to the earth’s temperature increasing 5 projects on Mekong environment protection are carried out Photo of the week
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