The signing ceremony of a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding between VNU-Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES), Vietnam National University and Vietnam National University of Forestry (VNUF), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
On the afternoon of December 26th, 2019, at the headquarters of the Vietnam National University of Forestry, VNU-CRES had a working session and signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with VNUF. Representative of VNU-CRES Board of Directors had Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luu The Anh and directors of different departments including Department of Administrative Affairs, Department of Science & Technology and Education Management, Department of …
VNU- Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (VNU-CRES) held the summative end-of-year conference for 2019 and implementation plans for 2020
On December 31st, 2019, VNU-CRES, Vietnam National University (VNU) held the Conference to summarize the work of 2019 and deploy the plan for 2020. Assoc. Dr. Luu The Anh, VNU-CRES Director General, summarized the achievements in 2019 and plan for 2020 Attending the Conference were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Bao Son, VNU Vice President and representatives of the Directors from VNU Functional Departments including: Department of Science and …
From over 100,000 species assessments in IUCN update, zero improvements
The latest IUCN Red List update, which includes assessments of 105,732 species, lists more than 28,000 species as threatened with extinction. The declines of many of these species can be attributed to human overexploitation, according to the IUCN. The red-capped mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus), for example, has moved from vulnerable to endangered in 2019, largely because of threats from illegal hunting for bushmeat and conversion of much of the …
Africa Is Under Heavy Exploitation By The Chinese
After colonization, China has now taken over Africa by using loans as bait to impress African leaders. Until 2010, the taking of Africa by China was quiet, but everything changed in 2012, when the Beijing Conference took place, since then China has become the new colonial masters in Africa. Using money as a bait to entice the weak and inefficient African leaders, despite how rich Africa is, China had lent a total of 143 billion dollars to 56 …
List of Doctoral thesis
TT Doctoral Thesis PhD student Advisors Year 1 Research in integrating the human ecology approach into evaluation of the sustainability of the brackish-water shrimp aquaculture in coastal area of Nghia Hung district, Nam Dinh province. Nguyễn Thị Phương Loan 1.Prof. Dr. Lê Trọng Cúc 2.Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Chu Hồi 2012 2 Urban water conservation in Hue city based on the water demand side management (DSM). Trần Anh …
Chinese looting Mozambique’s forests
Chinese businessmen are looting the hardwood forests in countries like Mozambique, Congo and Russia. As a result, these countries have lost millions of dollars in tax revenue and their tropical hardwood forests might disappear within just a few years. Nito Silva wipes the wood shavings from his sweaty face while his chainsaw still growls. “I log about 40 trees per day,” he says, leaning on a tree he has just cut. The 45-year-old Mozambican, …
Touted as ‘development,’ land grabs hurt local communities, and women most of all
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Large-scale land transactions in which nations sell huge, publicly owned parcels to foreign and domestic corporations negatively affect local women more than men, a new study by Oregon State University shows. The findings are important because the transactions, also known as land grabs, are occurring at a pace and scale that are unprecedented – at least 45 million hectares, and possibly as many as 200 million, have changed …
First Announcement – National workshop on: “Marine plastic pollution in Vietnam: Current situation & solutions”
Currently, plastic waste is a global environmetal problem, negatively impacting on the ecosystem, environment, organisms, human health, and threatening the sustainable development of each country. Vietnam and other countries around the world are strongly responding to campaigns and action programs against plastic waste. The workshop aims to create a forum for sharing and exchanging knowledge, research results, and creating cooperative network …
Found, Inside Dead Sperm Whale: 100 Plastic Cups, 4 Plastic Bottles, 25 Plastic Bags, 2 Flip-Flops
The stomach of a whale is bound to be pretty gross — all those giant intestines and immense amounts of blood — but now officials have found nearly 13 pounds (6 kilograms) of plastic trash in the stomach of a dead sperm whale that washed ashore on a beach in southern Indonesia late Monday (Nov. 19). The trash included more than 100 plastic cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags, two flip-flops and hundreds of other pieces of plastic, …
Toxic Trade: Forest Crime in Gabon and the Republic of Congo and Contamination of the US Market
Washington, DC – A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) – Toxic Trade: Forest Crime in Gabon and the Republic of Congo and the Contamination of the US Market – documents how illegally extracted African timber emerges as “eco-friendly”-marketed products in America, deceiving unsuspecting US consumers. During a 4-year undercover investigation, EIA uncovered the inner workings of one of Africa’s most influential timber …
workshop “Water management in urban areas in Vietnam in the context of climate change”.
The Embassy of Belgium, in close collaboration with VNU – Institute of Vietnamese studies and Development Science (IVIDES), the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel), KU Leuven and ULB (Free University of Brussels) have the honour to invite you to a workshop “Water management in urban areas in Vietnam in the context of climate change”. Date/Time : Tuesday, 28th May 2019, from 9.00 to 16.00 Venue : Jonathan KS Choi Cultural …
