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Updates from the Field: Conservation—It’s about the People

Yen NguyenDec 6, 20192 min read
Updates from the Field: Conservation—It’s about the People

When recently a pod of 100 dolphins swam through Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area (MPA) off the coast of Central Vietnam, it got residents and park officials talking. It had been a long time since people…

#Plastic Free July – How We’re Breaking Free From Plastic

Yen NguyenJul 18, 20191 min read
#Plastic Free July – How We’re Breaking Free From Plastic

Need some ideas for how to #BreakFreeFromPlastic? Our friends from around the Pacific Rim are here to give you some inspiration.  

Building Citizen Strength for Zero Plastic Waste in Vietnam

Yen NguyenJun 27, 20192 min read
Building Citizen Strength for Zero Plastic Waste in Vietnam

Seeds planted over the past decade by communities in Vietnam have now borne fruit: the nation’s leadership has announced the intent to do something about the country’s plastic trash problem. On June 9, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyễn…

NEWS FROM THE FIELD: Meet the “Plastic Whisperer”

Yen NguyenJul 20, 20182 min read
NEWS FROM THE FIELD: Meet the “Plastic Whisperer”

Zhao Zhong can determine any type of plastic simply by touching it. This extraordinary skill earned him the nickname “plastic whisperer” when he was sorting through plastic and other household trash in Ha Long City, Vietnam, last month to help…

Trash Talk: Community Leaders Are Fighting Ocean Plastic Trash in Vietnam

Yen NguyenDec 17, 20173 min read
Trash Talk: Community Leaders Are Fighting Ocean Plastic Trash in Vietnam

Plastic trash is choking our oceans. Meet Dr. Xuan Thi Quach, who is cleaning up one of the world’s top ocean plastic polluters: Vietnam. Vietnam has a rapidly growing economy and plastic has become the material of choice. “The plastic industry…