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Cu Lao Cham in Tan Hiep island commune, Hoi An city, Quang Nam province seen from above (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has nine biosphere reserves with a total area of 4 million hectares, accounting for 12.1 percent of the country’s total natural land area. These reserves are home to 1.78 million people. According to the Vietnam Environment Administration , the nine biosphere reserves, which are located in plains, mountains, coastal areas and islands, are recognised by UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme ( MAB-UNESCO ). Among the nine Southeast Asian countries which have biosphere reserves, Vietnam is second only to Indonesia in the number of biosphere reserves , with the latter owning 11. However, there is still no document that regulates the management of biosphere reserves, causing loose coordination between ministries and sectors. Lack of unified organisational structures The core zones, mostly national parks, nature reserves and special-use forests, account for 11 percent of the total area of the biosphere reserves, about 450,000 hectares. There is high biodiversity concentration with diverse ecosystem services. Cat Ba archipelago is the smallest biosphere reserve, with an area of 26,241 hectares, while the largest is Western Nghe An with more than 1.3 million hectares. There is also no common organisational structure for biosphere reserve management boards as each locality follows its own way of organising its board. Meanwhile, a unified management model is important for unifying State management. The problem is that there are no detailed guidelines from central agencies for the biosphere reserves on the need to strengthen organisational structure and coordinate their operations. Some biosphere reserves are put under the administrative management of many districts, towns and provinces with large areas and populations, which makes it difficult to manage the reserves. Dong Nai Biosphere, for example, is located …

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The Hanoitimes - Vietnam will actively and selectively attract foreign investments, taking high-quality, efficiency, modern technology and environmental protection as the key benchmarks. Vietnam is looking to attract investors from Japan and South Korea into the country’s supporting industries as the localization rate of the sector is quite low compared to some countries in the region, according to General Director of the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment Do Nhat Hoang. Overview of the signing ceremony. “To create favorable conditions for businesses who want to invest or expand their footprint in Vietnam, we have established a task force with the aim of solving every hurdle they are facing,” Mr. Hoang said at a signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the FIA and Ernst & Young Vietnam Limited (EY Vietnam) on October 6. The MoU targets promoting investment opportunities towards the investors including EY clients across the globe, paving the way for their new and/ or expanded investment in Vietnam. Under the MoU, FIA will provide EY Vietnam with updated information on directions and policies to draw investment into Vietnam. The agency also assists investors introduced by EY Vietnam to conduct researches and implement business-investment procedures in accordance with the law; endorse, resolve or forward the investors’ recommendations to the relevant authorities. On the other hand, EY Vietnam will introduce and recommend potential investors who are EY clients globally to invest in Vietnam, especially those from Japan and South Korea, countries that have the largest FDI value realized in Vietnam. Additionally, EY may coordinate with the FIA to organize seminars, conferences and round-table discussions for investors introduced by EY, depending on the scale and features of each event. EY Capital Confidence Barometer’s survey conducted in early 2020 indicated that 74% …

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A group of children in Danang City are collecting scrap metal as a way to protect the environment. Children group helps keep Danang clean The children in the environment club often gather together on Sundays. Their leader is Pham Cong Luong, born in 1956, party secretary of Binh Phuoc 1 Residential Area. According to Luong, he has always been concerned about environmental problems where he was living and tried to set an example by collecting rubbish on the street when he did morning exercises or when he was going out. Then in 2018, a rubbish collecting movement was initiated by Luong to raise funds for the children and poor families in Binh Phuoc. It received a positive response from the locals. The children rubbish collecting club was set up in early 2019. The club includes several children age between 6 to 12 who want to raise awareness about environmental protection and raise funds for disadvantaged families. As of now, the club has a total of 34 members and many contributors. "We have to teach the children because they will be the pioneers who lead others," Luong said. Collecting and classifying the rubbish Ever since the club was set up, the local families have been actively classified their rubbish and placed them in front of their house for the children to collect. The rubbish was brought to the gathering location and classified again by volunteers. 9-year-old Cao Hoang Phuc Thinh said, "I think our club is meaningful and help make our area cleaner so I felt good to come there every weekend." 12-year-old Le Anh Thu said, "It's not just the weekends, now, whenever I saw litter on the street, I'll always pick it up and put it in the bin." The club has earned nearly VND100m (USD4,300) up until now. The money was used as rewards for children with good academic results and to organise sports events for the children. After Covid-19 broke out, the club sent 290kg of rice to 29 disadvantaged cases. They …

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