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America participates in environmental protection downstream of the Mekong
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently met with fellow Mekong countries' counterparts to discuss environmental cooperation.
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The Mekong river dolphins are extinct
Pollution in Southeast Asia's largest river is pushing the population of extinct Irrawaddy dolphins, according to a warning from the International Fund for Nature Protec…
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Ca Mau may be flooded in large areas
In the next 25 years, climate change can cause widespread flooding and salinisation of freshwater ecosystems in Ca Mau.
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Investing USD 750,000 to save Tram Chim National Park
The last wetland habitat of the Mekong Delta, the largest landfall of the Sarus Crane in Vietnam has just been rehabilitated.
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This year may be more stormy than every year
According to Tran The Kiem, deputy head of the short-term meteorological forecast department (Central Hydrometeorological Forecast Center), this year, the number of stor…
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Hydropower challenges the environment
Quang Nam's hydropower development strategy lacks an overall view and leaves negative impacts on the environment. Comments of Mr. Nguyen Duc Hai, Chairman of Quang Nam P…
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Dams threaten the Mekong's ecology
The dams that are about to be built on the Mekong River could cause 75,000 people to lose their homes and destroy 1,300 species of creatures, including rare species like…
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Environmental protection of surface water in the Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta (Mekong Delta) covers an area of 39,747 km2, accounting for over 12% of the whole country area, which is a typical wetland area with over 90% of the a…
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Protection of mangrove ecosystem in Mekong Delta
According to the forestry sector, the Mekong Delta region has 98 species of mangrove trees; In addition, there are 36 mammal species, 182 bird species, 34 reptile specie…
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10 major rivers in the world are under threat
The source of life for millions of Asians is seriously threatened. Yesterday, the WWF Nature Fund issued a warning about the situation of 10 major rivers in the world, i…
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Do not dig more channels in the forest
Center for Experimental Biodiversity (Can Tho University) has recommended localities in the Mekong Delta region should not dig more channels in the flooded forests of th…
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Contaminated fields!
Millions of hectares of agricultural land and canals in the Mekong Delta each day suffer a huge amount of toxic substances from chemical fertilizers, plant protection dr…
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The Mekong Delta excitedly welcomed the storm
20g last night (December 4), Binh Thuan has 4 small ships (20 CV) of fishermen sunk by the waves at Phu Quy island, there is no damage to people; Nha Trang has level 10…
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Freshwater dolphins die in the Mekong River
10 Irrawarddy dolphins have died in the Mekong (Cambodia) in the past two months. WWF warned that the deaths of the 10 dolphins above raised concerns about the life of t…
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Clean the environment with banana latex, coconut vegetables
Take advantage of popular plants in the Mekong Delta such as coconut vegetables to treat livestock wastewater; Using latex (plastic) of banana plants to measure the conc…