The pangolin is currently being kept at the commune police office while procedures are being completed for its transfer to a wildlife rescue centre for rehabilitation and release back into the wild.
Without effective environmental management measures, especially regarding plastic pollution, the core values that make Việt Nam’s tourism attractive will erode, according to UNDP experts.
Hà Nội has unveiled a roadmap to develop its environmental industry into a major economic pillar, aiming to boost green growth, strengthen waste treatment capacity and accelerate the city’s transition towards a circular economy.
Residents of Đà Nẵng are working hard to protect what they proudly call their natural heritage, as the city has come to be known as “a paradise of red-shanked doucs".
Provinces on the south-central coast are strengthening measures to prevent forest fires, particularly during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) festival in mid-February.
Việt Nam aims to complete provincial forest boundary databases and maps befor the end of this year in a move critical to helpin the timber industry adapt with the European Union’s anti-deforestation rules and maintain exports.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has been assigned to take the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Construction, to allocate the above emission quotas to each production facility participating in the pilot programme.
Once harvested early to survive price swings, forests in Việt Nam are now being cultivated over decades, as global ESG rules transform timber into one of the country’s most durable exports.
Hydro-meteorological experts cautioned that climate change continues to drive increasingly complex and extreme weather patterns, advising authorities and people to proactively prepare and respond by regularly following official forecasts.
Việt Nam and Germany are stepping up cooperation in sustainable development, energy transition and green hydrogen, with universities playing a key role in connecting academic research to real-world applications.
Under the new regulations, provincial People’s Committees will be directly responsible for developing, issuing and carrying out plans to address particularly severe soil contamination.
The central city plans to replace short-term log farms by indigenous larger timber species as a positive sustainable solution in improving resilience to climate change and profitable afforestation in 2026-30.
Việt Nam News reporter Khánh Dương speaks with Associate Professor Nguyễn Thị Nhật Thanh, about HanoiAir’s application in the early prediction of air quality in the capital.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is stepping up investment in digital infrastructure, shared platforms and integrated databases for agriculture and the environment, with a focus on centralisation, standardisation and security.
With unpredictable weather forecast in 2026 Cà Mau Province is prioritising proactive disaster prevention to limit losses and protect livelihoods.
The record was officially recognised on January 31 at the Creative Park in HCM City, where 10,601 seed balls were arranged to form the words 'Việt Nam'.
Việt Nam reaffirmed its commitment to promoting co-operation in environmental education and spreading zero plastic waste school models across ASEAN.
Over six years, RECAF is expected to reduce 6.68 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, restore and improve 145,000ha of agroforestry land, and protect 500,000ha of high-value natural forest.
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