Viet Nam Infoterra Newsletter Số 3 năm 2007

Vietnam INFOTERRA organized Training course on environmental Information

Environmental Management   The Government of Vietnam approves new environmental plan   MoNRE enforces ozone-friendly Montreal Protocol   Two inspection teams set up to supervise medical waste nationwide   Environment cleaning campaign launched   New regulations on radioactivity   Da Nang City steers towards greener development   Diesel with over 500mg/kg of sulphur content banned   National program on food hygiene and safety approved   Vietnam continues avian influenza fight   MARD moves to fight desertification

Environmental Pollution   Pollution follows industrial growth   Medical waste sale scandal to be investigated   Vietnam’s rivers flow into troubled water

Biodiversity   Biodiversity now is a top priority   Southern Tri An reservoir faces ecological imbalance of exotic fish   German ornithologist saves leaf monkeys from extinction   Tram Chim national park satisfies seven Ramsar standards   Wildlife Rescue Center opens in Ho Chi Minh City   MARD to clean up cashew processing plants   Endangered langurs set free in national park

Energy and Environment   Preferential loans for small and medium enterprises that conserve energy   International scientists discuss energy-saving   Hanoi to have USD 120 million wind power plant

Brief news   Mekong Delta kicks off marshlands initiative   Ca Mau eyes recognition as world biosphere reserve   To invest VND 80 billion for tsunami and earthquake early warning system   Environmental commercial benefits introduced to Vietnam   Coastal development forum admits five new members   Finland aids Vietnam in water improvements   UNDP helps clean dioxin hotspots in Vietnam