There are particular concerns about the use of antibiotics to treat disease in shrimp stocks. Antibiotics can seep into effluent, which is usually dumped, untreated or inadequately treated, back into the surrounding waterways, raising the risk of chemical pollution in the immediate environment and detrimental knock-on effects down the food chain.
Category: Vietnam
Vietnam jails mother and son for spreading news of deadly land dispute
A mother and son were sentenced to eight years in prison by a Vietnamese court Wednesday (May 5) for spreading news online about a land dispute that left four people dead, their lawyer said.
Red-crowned cranes return to Mekong Delta
More than 30 red-crowned cranes have returned to the Phu My Biosphere Reserve in Kien Giang province and the Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap province after a year of absence.
‘Nature – based’ farming a winner in Delta
All of the delta’s 12 provinces and its major city, Cần Thơ, have been able to turn more unproductive rice fields into fruit tree and other crop growing areas, or for aquaculture.
Fueled by China, Coal Still Firing in SE Asia Despite Environmental Concerns
While many markets, including the United States, Europe, and East Asia, shift away from coal, Chinese banks, energy and construction companies remain committed to financing and building dozens of plants in Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
Vietnam’s average temperature increases 0.5-0.7 degrees Celsius annually: report
Vietnam’s mean annual temperature has increased by 0.5-0.7 degrees Celsius since 1960, with the rate of increase most rapid in the southern region and the Central Highlands, according to the Climate Risk Country Profile: Vietnam.
At Vietnam’s southern tip, mangroves defend the land from the encroaching sea
In response, people there are working to restore and preserve mangroves like almost nowhere else in Vietnam in an attempt to protect the remaining coastal land from encroaching seas.
Vietnam promotes gender mainstreaming in climate change policies
The research showed that Vietnam has made efforts to complete policies on gender equality and climate change response but pointed out that women’s participation in policy making and management is limited.
USAID helps Vietnam’s climate change fight with two new projects
The Sustainable Forest Management project, implemented by U.S.-based economic and social development firm DAI Global, would help reduce carbon emissions from deforestation, forest degradation and poor timber plantation management in Vietnam,
Aquaculture farmers encounter several difficulties: MARD
The weather was complicated and unusual, and severe and prolonged saltwater intrusion and drought in the Mekong Delta also makes aquatic products susceptible to disease.