Laws in Vietnam

Threatened species Plants are the basis of food chains and critical to all life on Earth — but the first global analysis of plant status in 2010 found that more than 20% of the world's 380,000 plant species are at risk of extinction, making plants more threatened than birds, of which 12% are in jeopardy. What’s more, this loss also means the loss of the wild relatives of our food crops, making more difficult for us to help them adapt to changes in climate and other threats. Food security Flowering plants produce the vast majority of food we eat, like fruits, grains, beans and potatoes. In fact, one in three bites of food is made possible by bees and other pollinators — but in the U.S, the number of managed honey bee colonies has declined steadily over the past 60 years, from 6 million beehives in 1947 to 3 million in 1990 and just 2.5 million today. Beyond the U.S., much of the world is losing other wild pollinators and their habitats, like Monarch butterflies and bats. Def...

1. Spathiphyllum (Lan ý/Huệ hòa bình) The belief exists that this plant will bring happiness and love into your home. Spathiphyllum not only sucks up excess moisture, thereby normalizing the climate in your home, but also destroys mold spores. It will be most healthy if the temperature is kept around 18°C. 2. Coffea Out of 100 different types of plant, people usually choose to grow the Arabic or Congolese coffee shrub, which provide various sorts of Arabica and Robusta coffee. They bear fruit only in their fifth or sixth year, so it’s best to buy a fully grown one. These plants require a good watering as well as a certain degree of shade. They’re great at absorbing excess moisture and filling the air with a wonderful tropical smell when they flower. 3. Myrtus (Hương đào) Myrtus is a symbol of peace and pleasure. In the past, people believed that this plant was sacred and that it was able to give old people their youth back and provide travelers with energy an...

Health Breathing clean, non-toxic air should be a reality for everyone, but the World Health Organization attributes 3.7 million deaths each year to air pollution. They project that by 2030, climate change will cause hundreds of thousands of additional deaths from ailments such as malaria, heat stress and malnutrition. Climate Change The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecasts a temperature rise of 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit this century. For the world’s low-lying island nations, the rise in temperature also means a rise in sea levels and more frequent and intense storms, like 2015’s Tropical Cyclone Winston. Agriculture That’s how much we’ll need in order to feed Earth’s projected population of 9 billion. Yet according to the Climate Institute, conventional growing methods generate a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions – which disrupt agricultural yields. It gets worse: Land use and agriculture account for two out of three of the main causes in greenhouse gases ov...

Deforestation Though deforestation is more commonly associated with tropical areas, mountain trees have also been unsustainably cleared for farming, mining and logging. In the mountains of southwest China, for instance, only 8% of original forest remains. When forest cover is lost, runoff and soil erosion increase, causing landslides, avalanches and floods. Like their tropical counterparts, mountain forests store large quantities of carbon; their loss exacerbates climate change. Food insecurity Mountain glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates, threatening the plants and animals that mountain people, already among the world’s poorest citizens, depend on for survival. The number of people living in mountain areas in developing countries facing food insecurity rose 30% between 2000 and 2012, from 253 million to nearly 329 million. That means that one in three people who live in mountain areas — urban and rural — faced hunger and malnutrition, compared with one in nine globally. ...

The condition of our home dictates how much food there is to eat. Today, nearly 1 billion people are without enough food — and food demand is predicted to double by 2050. The global agricultural industry is responsible for 80 percent of deforestation each year as well as the consumption of 70 percent of Earth’s available fresh water. To feed our growing population, we have to find sustainable ways to utilize our natural resources. Access to drinkable water is a human right that too many are being denied. More than than 99 percent of fresh water on Earth is not readily available for human consumption. The United Nations estimates that half the global population will face water stress in the next 15 years. With just 30 percent of available fresh water diverted away from the agricultural sector, it is more important than ever to strengthen our freshwater ecosystems to avoid water scarcity. Unfortunately, six out of 10 lakes in the U.S. are already too polluted for fishing or swimming. ...