Viet nam forum environmental journalists

(VietNamNet Bridge)-The famous Ngoc Linh Ginseng, also known as Vietnamese ginseng, from the mountains of Kon Tum Province has fallen victim to fakes which have virtually taken over the market.

(Theecologist)-Native woods and trees in urban areas, including gardens, provide haven for wildlife, reduce air pollution, surface run-off and flooding

(VietNamNet Bridge)-An extremely endangered species of orchird, Paphiopedilum appletonianum, has been discovered on Voi Mep Mountain, reports a local official.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 550 trees along Ha Noi streets which are rotten and liable to fall will be replaced by new urban species in the next few months.

(VietNamNet Bridge)-Illegal logging is threatening the survival of Viet Nam's thong do (red pine) trees in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, according to the province's forest protection department.

(VietNamNet Bridge)-Experts of the Wildlife At Risk (WAR) in Vietnam and technical staff of the Phu Quoc national park have found six more species of orchid on the Phu Quoc island, Kien Giang province.

(BBC) - Current climate targets are not enough to save the world's coral reefs - and policymakers urgently need to consider the economic benefits they bring.

(VietNamNet Bridge) - Six fishermen in the central province of Ninh Thuan who volunteered to protect 300 meters of coral reef in their hometown say they couldn’t stand by and watch the coral and many sea species being threatened.

(VietNamNet Bridge) – German, Russian and Vietnamese scientists have announced their discovery of a new gecko species in the southern provinces of Dong Nai and Ba Ria – Vung Tau, named Cyrtodactylus cattienensis Geissler, Nazarov, Orlov, Boehme, Phung, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2009.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have identified 3,948 species of plants and mushrooms in Vietnam that have medicinal and nutritional value, a conference announced.