Economic factors have contributed to the untimely demise of Vietnam s forests

The government is pushing two programmes for conservation in Vietnam

Vietnam has taken a keen interest in tradional medicine since its independence in 1954. In the war against colonial France and later the Americans, Vietnamese troops had to depend heavily on herbal medicines. However, a lack of resouces on the part of t

Age old tribal and indigenous know how could be lost to marauding urbanisation

Lack of resources and delayed official action could jeopardise the future of traditional herbal medicine in the country

The Taj group of hotels has been under fire for the past year due to its decision to construct a three-star hotel resort at Murkal, in the heart of the Nagarhole national park