Millions of Fish Die in Vietnam, Protesters Blame Steel Company
People in Hanoi blame a Taiwanese firm that is building a US$10.6-billion coastal steel plant for contaminated the sea and causing the environmental disaster.
Vietnamese police broke up a demonstration in the capital, Hanoi, on Sunday when protesters gathered for the second time in a week to denounce a Taiwanese firm they accuse of causing the death of millions of all types of fishery in central coastal provinces, an incident that is now considered an environmental disaster that threatens the country’s seafood industry. …
teleSUR English – May 08, 2016
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African countries deeply divided over ivory trade before UN meeting
By Ed Stoddard
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Member states of the U.N. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) are not meeting until September, but some African countries have already drawn their battle lines on divisive issues such as the ivory trade.
Proposals for the meeting in Johannesburg were made public this week, pitting bids by Namibia and Zimbabwe to open up the trade in elephant ivory, against initiatives led by Kenya for a complete global ban on the coveted commodity.
Those seeking to open up the trade of wild animal products argue it will raise badly-needed funds for conservation, but others say it would provide cover to poachers and make products that can endanger species socially acceptable to consumers. …
Town Hall – May 08, 2016 at 08:36 AM
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