Homestay owner Diem, 28, said: "The forest-to-water ratio must always be 70 to 30. Aside from shrimp and oyster farming, we’ve developed other services like the homestay, and experience packages in recent years as tourism grows. The homestay is actually a 90-year-old house passed down from my grandmother’s generation." … [Read more...] about Weekend getaway to Ca Mau mangrove forest
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Environment monitoring project in mangroves launched in Ca Mau
Ca Mau (VNA) – An environment monitoring project for mangrove aquaculture (AQUAM) in Ca Mau was kicked off on January 15 by the Mekong Delta province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Australia’s University of Queensland and the Greenfield Consulting and Development Ltd (GFD). The project, which will be implemented by UQ and GFD Ltd, aims to build an environmental monitoring system for mangrove aquaculture, provide information on management of mangrove forests and sustainable aquaculture towards improving livelihoods for and resilience of coastal communities to climate change The project is carried out in key mangrove aquaculture areas in Ca Mau within 15 months, with a budget totalling over 500,600 AUD (384,948 USD) funded by the Australian Innovation Fund (Aus4Innovation). According to Prof. Catherine Lovelock, Director of AQUAM, the project will apply advanced technology in water and forest environmental monitoring, and provide … [Read more...] about Environment monitoring project in mangroves launched in Ca Mau
Construction on wind power project begins in Ca Mau
Ca Mau (VNA) – Construction of a wind power project started in Nguyen Huan commune, Dam Doi district, the southern province of Ca Mau on January 16. Invested by the WTO Construction Trading Joint Stock Corporation, the project’s first phase has total investment capital of over 10 trillion VND (over 432 million USD), with four wind power plants 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D to be built in coastal communes of Tan Tien and Nguyen Huan in Dam Doi district, and Tam Giang Dong commune of Nam Can district. … [Read more...] about Construction on wind power project begins in Ca Mau
Construction of wind power project begins in Ca Mau
Invested by the WTO Construction Trading Joint Stock Corporation, the project’s first phase has total investment capital of more than VND10 trillion (US$432 million), with four wind power plants to be built in coastal communes of Tan Tien and Nguyen Huan in Dam Doi District, and Tam Giang Dong Commune of Nam Can District. … [Read more...] about Construction of wind power project begins in Ca Mau
New Zealand man found dead at home in Ca Mau
According to the authorities, a representative from an English training centre in Ward 9 came to the police station on January 12 to report that they had not been able to contact the 69-year-old man who was working as an English teacher at the centre. … [Read more...] about New Zealand man found dead at home in Ca Mau