The central city’s people’s committee has decided to establish the new nature reserve over a total of 19,375.55 hectares, expanding the current reserve by about a third.
The land snail species was found during a state-level project to research biodiversity in the Sơn Đoòng Cave system for conservation and sustainable development implemented by the Việt Nam Museum of Nature under the Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology.
There are currently 108 cases of illegal construction over canals and unauthorised landfilling in HCM City, according to the city’s Department of Transport.
The absence of rain is unusual for the first half of the winter season.
A campaign called "Say No to Wild Animals" launched on Tuesday to combat the illegal hunting, trade and consumption of wildlife in U Minh Hạ District, Cà Mau province.
The programme aims to conserve and restore at least three species in captivity and reintroduce them into the wild by 2030.
According to the IQAir air quality monitoring system, at 7:37 am on Thursday, Hà Nội's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 187, placing it fifth among the most polluted cities worldwide, with air quality in the red zone, categorised as "unhealthy."
The city warns that without immediate action, Tô Lịch will be left with exposed sediment, exacerbating pollution and degrading urban landscapes.
The supervision scope covers the environmental protection policies and laws nationwide from the effective date of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, until the end of last year.
This is the first frost to appear on the Fansipan Mountain this year, creating a beautiful scene.
With an average air quality index (AQI) of 305, Hà Nội ranked as the most polluted city in the world.
To put the regulations into practice, professional agencies and local authorities are offering more guidance, investing in technical infrastructure and human resources, and taking the message to schools to raise public awareness.
Pangolins are the most trafficked animal in the world
This initiative is part of Hà Nội's ongoing efforts to address the increasingly severe air pollution problem, which has become a critical issue in major cities, particularly the capital city.
Associate Professor Mai Văn Khiêm, Director of the centre, said AI would be used for an early warning system for tropical cyclones in the East Sea.
To date, Việt Nam’s heritage sites have not been named in the List of World Heritages in Danger.
The transformation of agriculture production towards ecological, organic, circular and low-emission agriculture is a top priority as Việt Nam seeks to meet its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, experts said.
Việt Nam is home to over 900 recorded bird species, but some are facing critically severe declines, such as the sarus crane, whose population has plummeted from 1,000 individuals in 1988 to only a few today.
