Wildlife

Vietnam's planned sale of tiger paste protested

CONCERN: The survival of the tiger is at stake.-

A local conservation group in Vietnam voiced its opposition on November 3 to the planned sale of tiger paste by Vietnamese authorities, amid warnings by the international community that the animal's survival is in serious jeopardy.

Officials in Vietnam's northern Thanh Hoa province agreed last month to organise a public auction of six pounds (

Publication Date: 
04/12/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Vietnam, Animal Products, Tiger, Wildlife Trade
Wildlife

Tigers could be extinct in 12 years

Wild tigers could become extinct in 12 years if countries fail to take quick action to protect their habitats and step up the fight against poaching, global wildlife experts told a

Publication Date: 
23/11/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tiger, Habitat, Poaching, WWF, World Bank, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Russia
Dams/ Irrigation

China's assurance to neighbours over Brahmaputra, Mekong dams

The Chinese government on Thursday mounted a defence of its dams on the Brahmaputra and Mekong rivers, assuring its seven neighbours, including India, who have voiced concerns about the projects that downstream flows will remain unaffected.

Besides India, which raised the construction of a 510 MW dam on the Brahmaputra in talks with the Chinese leadership this week, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and

Publication Date: 
19/11/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
China, Dams, Brahmaputra, Rivers, India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia
Mining

Vietnam & Japan to mine rare earth

HANOI: Vietnam has chosen to partner Japan in mining rare earth minerals and building a nuclear power plant in the Southeast Asian country, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Sunday, as Tokyo seeks to reduce its dependence on China.

Japan, the world

Publication Date: 
01/11/2010
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Vietnam, Mining, Nuclear Power, Japan
Climate Change

Realising development effectiveness: making the most of climate change finance in Asia and the Pacific

Using the experience of five countries in Asia (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam), this report considers whether funding for climate change is being managed in the most effective manner, based on the long history of lessons learnt from
development assistance over the last 60 years. The report suggests

Publication Date: 
01/11/2010
Nigel Thornton
OECD
Tags:
Climate Change, Finance, Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Climate Adaptation, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Exploring mobility and migration in the context of rural–urban linkages: why gender and generation matter

This paper draws on case studies in Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania and Vietnam to explore the different ways in which migration intersects with the changing relations between rural and urban areas and activities, and in the process transforms livelihoods and the relations between young and older men and women. Livelihood strategies are becoming increasingly diverse, and during interviews people were asked to describe their first, second and third occupations, the time allocated to each and the income that each produced. In all study regions, the number of young people migrating is increasing.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2010
Cecilia Tacoli, Richard Mabala
Environment & Urbanization
22
2
389-395
Tags:
Migration, Rural Habitat, Women, Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania, Vietnam, Urban Habitat, Africa
Poverty

UN asks rich not to cut aid to poor

The UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, pressed debt-ridden donor countries on Monday not to cut aid to the poor despite their budgetary woes.

Publication Date: 
22/09/2010
New Age (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Poverty, Maternal Health, AIDS, China, Africa, India, Unemployment, Climate Change, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Developing Countries, Vietnam, Bolivia
Wildlife

The role of DNA barcodes in understanding and conservation of mammal diversity in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is recognized as a region of very high biodiversity, much of which is currently at risk due to habitat loss and other threats. However, many aspects of this diversity, even for relatively well-known groups such as mammals, are poorly known, limiting ability to develop conservation plans.

Publication Date: 
02/09/2010
Charles M. Francis, Alex V. Borisenko, Natalia V. Ivanova & et al
PLoS ONE
5
9
1
Tags:
Mammals, Asia, Wildlife, China, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia
Climate Change

Developing national REDD-plus systems: progress challenges and ways forward

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is monitoring the development of national REDD-plus systems in selected countries.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2010
Henry Scheyvens
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Tags:
REDD, Indonesia, Vietnam, Forest Resources, Forest Management, Deforestation, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Sequestration
Agriculture

The role of farmer organisations in marketing periurban 'safe vegetables' in Vietnam

In Vietnam, urban agriculture still represents a substantial share of food supply and employment. Its contribution to the food needs of the entire population of Hanoi was estimated at 44 per cent in 2002 (Mai et al., 2004). In the same year, over 70 per cent of leafy vegetables originated within a 30 km production radius of the city (Moustier et al., 2004).

Publication Date: 
31/08/2010
Paule Moustier, Nguyen Thi Tan Loc
Urban Agriculture Magazine
0
24
50
Tags:
Urban Agriculture, Agriculture, Vietnam, Cost Benefit Analysis, Vegetables, Food Safety, Food Prices, Food Supply

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