Between 9-10 March 2011, experts from the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW) of New South Wales visited Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to conduct a training entitled “Principles and Tools for Effective Environmental Regulation: Sharing of Experience and Good Practices from Australia.” The training was conducted as part of a series of activities under the twinning partnership between the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE) of HCMC...
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2010 AECEN Award Winner
Ms. Yoko Maki is this year's recipient of Award for Outstanding Service and Commitment by a Woman
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Australia Trains Vietnamese on Environmental Regulation and Self-monitoring System
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Vietnam and Korea Established Twinning Partnership
Jan 14 2011During a scoping mission in Hanoi during May 2011, Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and Korea Ministry of Environment (KMOE) will sign a Letter of Intent to assist MoNRE to strengthen Vietnam’s policies and regulations on contaminated soil management and monitoring. Through technical exchanges and targeted training, the partnership will enable the transfer of knowledge and expertise leading to the improvement of Vietnam’s draft regulation on soil contamination...
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AECEN Member Agencies Develop Replication “Roadmap” for Best Practices on Environmental Compliance
Nov 12 2010At the AECEN Regional Forum in Kyoto, Japan on 10-12 November 2010, environmental agencies from 16 countries across Asia as well as Australia, Jordan, and the United States shared ideas and experience to strengthen replication of best practices that build on AECEN’s successful twinning partnerships. The Ministry of Environment Japan (MOEJ) showcased innovative environmental compliance and enforcement programs in Japan. Network members also shared...
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Feb 21 2011
An Ecuadorean court has ruled that US oil giant Chevron should pay at least US$8.6 billion to Amazonian communities to help combat environmental damages caused by oil drilling. Both sides say they plan to appeal the court's decision in coming week.
Read full story here: http://ictsd.org/i/news/biores/101288/
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Feb 11 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced that Cemex, Inc., one of the largest producers of Portland cement in the United States, has agreed to pay a $1.4 million penalty for Clean Air Act violations at its cement plant in Fairborn, Ohio. In addition to the penalty, Cemex will spend an estimated $2 million on pollution controls that will reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2).
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Feb 11 2011An arbitration committee ruled on Jan 12 that the Pollution Control Department has been ordered to pay compensation of almost 6 billion baht plus interest to the consortium that built the Klong Dan waste water treatment plant. Read full article here: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/220931/dept-told-to-pay-b6bn-in-klong-dan-case