Trần Thanh, a fisherwoman in Khánh Bình Tây Commune, Trần Văn Thời District said she could never forget the time when she was on the brink of life and death during a high tide that has occurred recently.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in close collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday (June 8) kicked off the Safety Across Asia for the Global Environment (SAFE) project.

HCM City is making efforts to promote digital transformation in the collection, treatment and management of the huge volume of domestic solid waste discharged daily.

Some of the newly discovered species in Việt Nam are highly regarded by scientists worldwide, including Cát Bà begonia (Begonia catbensis) found on the limestone hills of Cát Bà National Park, frog species Quasipaa taoi on Ngọc Linh mountain - the highest peak in central Việt Nam, and Intermedius sunbeam snake in a locality within the central Trường Sơn region of Việt Nam.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment's Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands has said that the national target of reducing 50 per cent of ocean plastic waste by 2025 was highly ambitious. Achieving this goal would require more comprehensive measures and strong determination from the entire society, including state management agencies, businesses, and citizens.

Việt Nam needs to promote effective solutions in order to solve plastic pollution in the agricultural sector now.

Water levels at Đồng Nai Province's Trị An hydroelectric reservoir, the largest of its kind in Southern Việt Nam, are extremely low due to the recent, intense heatwave. This is seriously harming the livelihoods of fishermen and fish farmers.

The plans focus on a “four on-site” approach, emphasising prevention as the primary strategy and the responsibility of the entire political system and society. 

With many of the species already under threat of extinction from human activities, WWF is calling on governments in the region to increase protection for these rare, amazing creatures and their habitats.