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DENR banks on clonal nurseries to boost greening program

May 14, 2012 Environment

ILOILO CITY, May 14 –- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is improving and expanding clonal nurseries in the archipelago to augment the needs of the country’s prime reforestation project, the National Greening Program (NGP).

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River clean-up enhances Iloilo City's tourism prospects

May 14, 2012 Environment

MANILA, May 14 – The ongoing clean-up of Iloilo River is opening up opportunities for implementation of more waterfront development projects that are expected to boost tourism in that Central Visayan urban center.

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3rd Infantry Division to conduct forest patrol in Western Visayas woodlands

May 14, 2012 Environment

MANILA, May 14 – The Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Division under Major Gen. Jose Z. Mabanta Jr. has announced that it will conduct visibility patrol, surveillance and monitoring of Western Visayas' forest, wooded grassland and open land as part of its efforts to protect the environment from further degradation

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Viet authorities prepare for coming storm season

May 14, 2012 Environment

HANOI, May 14 — Local authorities have started repairs and upgrades on irrigation systems and reservoirs ahead of the wet season.

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Authorities to prepare Iloilo river basin master plan

May 14, 2012 Environment

MANILA, May 14 –- River Basin Control Office (RBCO) aims commencing this year preparation of the integrated master plan for rehabilitating the river basin covering Iloilo-Batiano river system to help save that watershed from further degradation and to promote sustainable development there.

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Experts discuss Agent Orange clean-up at Da Nang Airport

May 9, 2012 Environment

HA NOI, May 9 — Vietnamese and US experts yesterday discussed in a seminar the use of In-Pile Thermal Desorption (IPTD) technology to clean up the Agent Orange/Dioxin contamination at Da Nang Airport.

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Beijing to eliminate heavy polluters

May 9, 2012 Environment

BEIJING, May 9 — Beijing plans to eliminate 66 highly polluting enterprises this year to improve the city's air quality, the municipal environmental protection bureau said Wednesday.

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Green theme for Environment Day in Vietnam

May 9, 2012 Environment

HANOI, May 9 — Vietnam will celebrate this year's World Environment Day June 5 under the theme of "Green Economy: Does it include you?" in Quang Ninh Province's Ha Long City.

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Web China: Tap water dirtier than imagined

May 9, 2012 Environment

BEIJING, May 9 — Chinese are accustomed to boiling tap water before drinking it because they think this can make the water clean, but an investigative report published Monday casts doubt on that belief.

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Red tide threatens fisheries off east China

May 9, 2012 Environment

QINGDAO, May 9 — A red tide measuring more than 100 square kilometers drifting toward east China's coastline is threatening local fish and aquaculture industries as it can suffocate marine life, local authorities said.

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