Education for Nature Vietnam
News Brief (E198, 5th Jan,2007)
A wild elephant illegally captured in Dac Lac Province
A three-year-old wild elephant was captured at the end of December 2006 by local residents in Buon Don and Ea Sup district of Dac Lac Province. (Vietnamese version LINK) http://www.thiennhien.org/Resource_Centre/Resource_Centre/Tin_Moi_Truong/Bat_song_voi_rung.pdf
Wildlife hunting is profitable but difficult
After spending time with hunters in Dac Lac Province, a journalists writes about the occupation of hunting. (Vietnamese version LINK)
http://www.thiennhien.org/Resource_Centre/Resource_Centre/Tin_Moi_Truong/Theo_chan_ke_an_rung.pdf
Waste from sugarcane factory affects the environment
Residents of a town in Hau Giang province complain of foul smoke and polluted water supplies caused by a local sugar cane processing factory. (Vietnamese version LINK)
http://www.thiennhien.org/Resource_Centre/Resource_Centre/Tin_Moi_Truong/Nuoc_den_chan_van_chua_nhay.pdf
Hospital waste is a danger to the environment in Ho Chi Minh
Sixty out of 109 hospitals and healthcare facilities in Ho Chi Minh City have no standard treatment system for disposing of contaminated materials and hospital waste. (Vietnamese version LINK)
http://www.thiennhien.org/Resource_Centre/Resource_Centre/Tin_Moi_Truong/Khu_dan_cu_va_truong_hoc_hung_chiu.pdf
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