News Brief (E231, 31st August,2007)
Top News
Wild animals confiscated
On August 23, 280kg of pangolins were confiscated by Ha Nam traffic police while they were being illegally transported.
(Vietnamese version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_231/Treo_bien_kiem_soat_gia_van_chuyen_dong_vat_hoang_da.html
180kg of monitor lizards and common rat snakes were confiscated by a Tay Ninh Forestry Protection Department mobile patrol team. These animals were then released into Lo Go Xa Mat National Park on August 24.
(Vietnamese version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_231/Tay_Ninh_thu_giu_hon_180kg_dong_vat_hoang_da.html
Untreated medical waste recycled for domestic use
The Department of Environmental Police has just revealed that some staff at Hanoi’s Viet Duc Hospital have been selling untreated medical waste to local buyers for years. According to the inspectors, other major city hospitals like Bach Mai and Central Obstetrics also violate medical waste processing regulations and environmental safety rules.
(English version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_231/Inspectors_want_Hanoi_hospital_fined_in_waste-selling_racket.html
(Vietnamese version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_231/Rac_thai_y_te_bi_tuon_ra_ngoai_lam_do_gia_dung.html
Po mu trees being destroyed in Nghe An province
The Po mu (Fokinia Hodginsii), a precious tree, is being logged to the brink of extinction in several forests in Nghe An province. (Vietnamese version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_231/Nghe_An_o_at_tan_sat_po_mu.html
Bio-ethanol offers clean energy source
Vietnam is planning to build its first plant to produce ethanol fuel from biomass in 2008. Environmental friendly bio-ethanol can be used as a partial replacement for petroleum, helping to reduce pollution caused by industry and transportation.
(English version)
http://www.envietnam.org/E_News/E_231/Ethanol_offers_clean_energy_source.html
Cost of environmental pollution
A report released by the Ministry of Health has shown that environmental pollution is taking a serious toll on the health of the Vietnamese people. In |