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Defining the potential for mangrove-based agribusiness transformation in the coastal Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Project kick off meeting

The Mekong Delta region in Vietnam is facing several development challenges but the Government of Vietnam (GoV) is committed overcoming these and support the growth of the agricultural sector in the region. The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) recently awarded Environment Institute’s Future Making Fellow, Dr Pham Thu Thuy, $471,200 for a project on ‘Defining the potential for mangrove-based agribusiness transformation in the coastal Mekong Delta’.

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Invasive alien species a major threat to nature, people

A new international report, co-authored by from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, has found that the number of alien species has been rising continuously for centuries in all regions, but are now increasing at unprecedented rates.

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Heading towards an improved marine aquaculture sector

It’s one of the world’s fastest growing food industries and, with the introduction of some new strategies investigated by researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ andÌýThe Nature Conservancy, could soon be one of its greenest.

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