Pushing Vietnam’s shrimp industry toward sustainability
MEKONG DELTA, Vietnam — Shrimp farmer Nguyen Manh Hung lost his entire farm to erosion in 2016 after a series of ravaging droughts and floods. He and his family had…
Articles by Zoe Osborne
Zoe is a freelance journalist and photographer specialising in society, culture and the environment in Vietnam. She lives in Ho Chi Minh City with her partner and a gecko. Visit her website at Zosborne.com or find her in Facebook (Facebook.com/zoeosborne.journalist) and Instagram(Instagram.com/zoeosborne.journalist).
In Vietnam, small farmers and timber magnates forge uneasy alliance
HO CHI MINH CITY – In a bid to address the history of poor management that has ravaged its forests and the quality of its timber, Vietnam is embracing a…
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Oceans
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Amazon conservation
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Endangered environmentalists
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- In Philippines’ Palawan, top cop linked to assault on environmental officer
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Indonesias forest guardians
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- Reforesting a village in Indonesia, one batch of gourmet beans at a time
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Conservation effectiveness
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Southeast asian infrastructure
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- Paper giant APP’s Sumatran road project cuts through elephant habitat
- Study revealing New Guinea’s plant life ‘first step’ toward protection
