Deforestation:”Officially” allowed in Vietnam
So a few weeks ago, I did a report on the mangrove destruction happening in Vietnam, well apparently even the locals in the country can now tell that the government official are either allowing this deforestation to happen or turning a blind eye to this activity whenever it occurs. Because deforestation has a strong support system from the government, Dak Nong’s forest resources are “seriously declining”, according to Nguyen Duc Luyen, vice chairman of Dak Nong Province. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development from 2011 has said that 60% of the deforestation is going towards projects that government officials have approved of, such as industrial zones and irrigation projects.
To learn more about this story, check out this link: http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/deforestation-in-vietnam-is-condoned-by-authorities-official-40984.html