Posted on November 20th, 2008 by Green Assembly
VIENTIANE (Laos) ~A hydropower development in the lower Mekong River could negatively impact the livelihoods of millions of Vietnamese who rely on fishing and irrigation in the area.
Without referring specifically to the Asian Development Bank and World Bank-funded US$1.45 billion Nam Theun 2 Hydropower dam under construction upstream in Laos, a Vietnamese official said hydropower [...]
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Posted on November 10th, 2008 by Green Assembly
HO CHI MINH CITY ~ Vietnam’s state-owned oil and gas company -Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PetroVietnam) - is investing US$116 million to set up a bioethanol plant, but environmental costs are not being discussed.
The facility, which is located in the Dung Quat economic zone in central Ngai province, is expected to be operational by [...]
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Posted on October 6th, 2008 by Green Assembly
HANOI ~ Three of Asia’s most rapidly deforesting countries - Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam - have asked the United Nations for assistance in combating deforestation.
Bolivia, Congo, Panama, Paraguay, Tanzania, and Zambia have also expressed formal interest in receiving assistance through a new initiative called the UN-Redd Programme.
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