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Farmers in Tu Ky district , Hai Duong province said sand worms are very sensitive to chemicals and can only live in clean soil and water. Therefore, farmers grow rice without the use of any chemicals. The rice and worms live in a symbiotic environment, with the rice providing a suitable environment for the worms to grow. Since their main source of income comes from sand worms, local farmers must create the cleanest environment possible to ensure their stable growth and development. If a field is not clean and pesticides are used, the worms will die and farmers will face losing 300 million to 1 billion VND each year. To protect and promote the specialty Bai Rui rice, the local government has mapped out a plan to develop high-tech agricultural production and organic agricultural products such as sand worms and rice. This includes financial support, seeds, and technology transfer for local farmers to grow clean organic rice ./. VNA … [Read more...] about Organic rice being grown in sand worm fields

"Very ambitious project given current financial and population constraints. Like the metro, it will take 3-4 times longer so look to 2150 to complete." nnnosg "They should shelve this idea right now. Awful proposal. No international tourists will be attracted to this. Not to mention the dramatic ecological damage this sort of development would cause. The 100% focus should instead be cleaning up the existing beach resort destinations like Phu Quoc, which is a total mess with trash in the water." Pascal Visage "Not only is this going to displace generational families who have lived and worked there for centuries but it's going to destroy the mangroves and homes of countless species. We all know that the bulldozing will be done soon and then not a single brick will be laid for decades. Can we please, please finish the projects along the coast in Binh Thuan, Ba Ria-Vung Tau etc as well as inside HCMC like Thu Thiem before anything is done here? It's just not needed and blow anyone … [Read more...] about Turning HCMC’s Can Gio into resort town is ambitious

As areas with special nature and biodiversity values, the 11 world biosphere reserves in Vietnam have been recognised by UNESCO. They play a crucial role in conserving and developing ecosystems , preserving the environment and adapting to climate change. The wetland ecosystem in Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve in Can Gio district, Ho Chi Minh City, helps create urban green areas and landscapes, protect and prevent coastal erosion, and respond to climate change. The Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve Management Board said the unit has implemented various research, and conducted resource assessment programmes with the aim of increasing forest coverage, conserving biodiversity, and promoting sustainable development. Mangrove forests in the Ca Mau Cape National Park play an important role in protecting, preventing winds and erosion; improving the environmental, reducing temperature fluctuations, and regulating rainfall, contributing to climate change adaptation and rising … [Read more...] about Great efforts to sustainably develop biosphere reserves

Provincial and CPV leaders attended the launch ceremony of 'Eternal gratitude to Uncle Ho' tree-planting campaign and the Prime Minister's programme to plant 1 billion trees "For a Green Vietnam ” The 'Eternal gratitude to Uncle Ho' tree-planting campaign and the Prime Minister's programme to plant 1 billion trees 'For a Green Vietnam' will see trees being planted in Dong Thap and Dong Nai provinces. In response to the Prime Minister's call to plant one billion trees, CPV has implemented the project "CPV - Journey for a Green Vietnam " for 2021-2025, with the goal of planting 1.5 million trees in Vietnam with the budget is more than $1 million. The project started by planting 500,000 trees at the company's factories and farms. It then spread to planting 1 million trees throughout many provinces and cities in Vietnam. The company continues to expand the tree planting project in Dong Nai province with the goal of planting and taking care of 10 hectares of mangroves, and … [Read more...] about CPV expands ‘Journey for a Green Vietnam’ project

Nguyen Buu Loc, residing in Phu Quoc City of Kien Giang Province, southern Vietnam, and his wife started raising crabs in plastic boxes due to exhausted seafood resources at sea and have generated high returns. Loc said the Rach Tram River in the namesake hamlet of Bai Thom Commune, Phu Quoc City is some seven kilometers long. Along the banks of the river, there are a lot of melaleuca and mangrove trees, among others. Crabs in the river have black bodies, red pincers, and tough meat. They also grow fast and hold high economic values. Loc used nets to fence around mangroves on the bank of the river, erected more wooden poles to fix the nets, and dropped plastic boxes of crabs into the river. The crabs’ food is small fish. Loc feeds them twice a week. Crabs in the Rach Tram River in Phu Quoc with black bodies, red pincers, and tough meat are preferred in the local market. Photo : Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre “There are crabs in the Rach Tram River, so my wife and I … [Read more...] about Family on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc earns big by farming crabs in plastic boxes

Nguyen Xuan Manh, chairman of the Giao Thien Commune People’s Committee, said on Monday that the incident happened during a school trip to Xuan Thuy National Park on Saturday last week. A group of 50 parents and students from a school in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem District were digging for clams at a Tra River estuary around 12:30 p.m. Saturday when the incident happened. The river level began to rise after about 30 minutes and then the sand bar that about 20 people from the group were standing on suddenly collapsed, sweeping the group into the river’s strong current. "Life vests were thrown from boats to rescue the students, and the parent leader of the group participated in the rescue. When the students were brought onto the boat, the parent saw that there was one student missing, so he returned to the water to rescue the student. But he was swept away by the river," Manh said. A representative of Giao Thien Commune said the student who died in the incident did not have a parent … [Read more...] about Parent, student drown on national park field trip

Boats move on Ngo Dong River in Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Four provinces in the southern part of the Red River Delta , namely Ninh Binh, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, and Thai Binh, have been taking steps to tap into their natural advantages to develop agricultural and rural tourism . The Nhan dan (People) daily cited tourism experts and culture researchers as saying that the southern region of the Red River Delta boasts a large farmland area, mainly fertile alluvial soil, relatively developed intensive farming, and favourable climate conditions for not only agricultural development but also agricultural and rural tourism. Over the past years, a number of domestic and international travellers have viewed agricultural and rural tourism as a novel experience worth to try, especially in the post-COVID period, when a trend of low-cost travel in rural places with pristine and beautiful landscapes has been rising. Grasping that chance, these … [Read more...] about Red River Delta provinces move to promote agritourism

Nha Trang is already popular with tourists, but could become even more so with more green areas This year has been a busy one for Khanh Hoa authorities, who are involved in various plans to make the province and popular tourist destination Nha Trang more enticing for visitors. Along with the Phu Dong Park project covering over 21,700 square metres, in which the province will mobilise resources to build a park for the community, another venture located next to Pham Van Dong street in Nha Trang is set to become a public park. The highlight has been sketched out as a glass-bottom bridge across the Hon Do River. “Public parks for fun and relaxation are an increasing need not only of people but also of tourists, especially in a coastal city like Nha Trang,” said resident Hoang Thi Linh. Provincial leaders have been interested in utilising more land to invest in parks. For example, Nha Trang People’s Committee is consulting residents over a project to adjust subdivision planning … [Read more...] about Khanh Hoa setting green goals high with park developments

On Wednesday morning, four houses in An Giang’s Chau Phu District collapsed into the Xep Ka Tam Pong River in less than a minute. The eroded area stretched 35 m long and 2 m wide, causing the collapse of four houses used for accommodation and business purposes, resulting in total losses estimated at VND500 million (US$21,500). Previously on May 21 and 23, erosions occurred at two other places in the province's Cho Moi District. One took place along the Hau River, one of the two tributaries of the Mekong in Vietnam, eating up an area 70 m long and 10 m wide, while damaging part of a food processing facility. The other was along a canal, causing three families to immediately evacuate. Last week, Dong Thap Province reported two erosions in Cao Lanh District that caused six houses to collapse in the Can Lo River. Two houses damaged due to erosion in Cao Lanh District of Dong Thap Province, May 21, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Son Southern Vietnam has just … [Read more...] about Erosion eats up Mekong Delta houses

K50 waterfall in Kon Ha Nung Biosphere Reserve in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Management boards of biosphere reserves nationwide have taken initiatives and solutions to conserve and sustainably use natural resources, thus implementing Vietnam’s sustainable development goals and promoting tourism development, according to Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan. socio-economic development for local communities, Nhan said. Brown-shanked douc langurs in Son Tra Peninsula (Photo:VNA) Meanwhile, Ca Mau Cape World Biosphere Reserve with the core areas of Ca Mau Cape National Park, U Minh Ha National Park and Western coastal protection forest of the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, and its buffer zones, have created a large corridor of diverse landscapes and ecosystems, including mangrove ecosystems, mudflats, peat swamp forest and marine ecosystem. It is home to rich biological and geological resources with … [Read more...] about Great efforts to preserve and sustainably develop biosphere reserves