7 3 protecting biodiversity key

"The success of the USAID Green Annamites project and the strong collaboration between the Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue People’s Committees to implement this effort have contributed to the enhanced development cooperation between Vietnam and the United States," USAID/Vietnam mission director Ann Marie Yastishock said. … [Read more...] about US’s $23.9 mln biodiversity, ethnic livelihood support project in central Vietnam ends

People in the rural commune Nậm Pìn, Nậm Nhùn District, the northern mountainous province of Sơn La, clear the vegetation in the forest to make a buffer zone to prevent the spread of possible fires during the dry season 2019-20. The people here are beneficiaries of the Government's payments for forest environmental services. — VNA/VNS Photo … [Read more...] about Forest environmental service fees scheme promotes forest protection in VN

These have been the source of some of the world’s largest and top quality bauxite deposits and a number of other minerals (sapphire, semi-precious stones etc.), and especially the fertile soils that have fed generations of local people with many industrial and fruit tree crops. In particular, young volcanic activities about tens of thousands of years ago (Late Pleistocene-Holocene) have resulted in spectacular craters, majestic waterfalls and Southeast Asia’s most extensive system of hundreds of magnificent volcanic caves, many of which have been used by prehistoric people as shelter since at least 6,000-10,000 years ago.Preserving and promoting heritage values … [Read more...] about Dak Nong GeoPark – a tourist attraction in Central Highlands

Forest rangers from Sơn Phú Commune’s forest management station in the northern province of Tuyên Quang’s Na Hang District check a tree. Experts said Benefit sharing is the best and most cost-effective way to protect forests and the livelihoods of forest-dependant people.—VNA/VNS Photo Quang ĐánViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Benefit sharing is the best and most cost-effective way to protect forests and the livelihoods of forest-dependant people, but many localities are struggling to reach consensus on how to implement this solution. … [Read more...] about Saving the forests offers opportunities to grow