Việt Nam News

Lessons learned from the strategic mainstreaming of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) was a good foundation for Việt Nam to prepare for climate change, according to Dr. Nguyễn Thế Chinh from the Natural Resources and Environment Strategic Institute.

HSBC Việt Nam will donate US$700,000 for a two-year community-based fresh-water resources conservation and management project, which will be carried out by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Việt Nam.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to examine forest protection and forest land management in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) provinces.

Residents in central Quảng Bình Province are worried the construction of a woodchip plant, located in the upper area of two reservoirs, will pollute their supply of water.

Ten domestic companies with the highest energy efficiency have won in different categories of the National Energy Efficiency in Industry Award 2017.

The Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park on Wednesday received a pig-tailed macaque and a coolie from local residents.

Wildlife protection has become stricter under policies outlined in amendments to the Penal Code that took effect on January 1, said Lieutenant General, Associate Professor Trần Văn Độ, former deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and Chief Justice of the Central Military Court.

HCM City will spend VNĐ29 trillion (US$1.3 billion) for anti-flooding and canal dredging, works and cleaning up its highly polluted canal network.

Authorities in central Quảng Bình Province last Friday prosecuted two men for killing the goat-antelope Indochinese serow, which is listed as a near threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

One way to resolve environmental disputes, especially between citizens and polluting businesses as witnessed in recent times, is through litigation.

The total economic potential of ground-mounted solar projects in Việt Nam is at least seven gigawatts (GW) under present market conditions, much higher than the national solar target of 0.8GW by 2020, according to experts.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked agencies to comment on its special project to control producers thought to be likely of polluting the environment.

Điện Biên northern province’s Environmental Police Department has released the results of the analysis of water samples collected from a pond at Hồng Diệp–Điện Biên Starch JSC.

The central Thừa Thiên- Huế Province has plans to dredge Hương River in an attempt to increase the draining capacity of the river.

Rapid development of resorts, hotels and entertainment projects in the Lý Sơn Island off the central coastal province of Quảng Ngãi threaten to seriously damage the ancient geography of the area related to volcanic eruptions 25 to 30 million years ago.

Slag dumps of Vĩnh Tân 2 thermoelectric plant pose a high risk of causing environmental damage, local authorities said.

Sixteen international and non-governmental organisations working for wildlife conservation in Việt Nam signed a joint letter urging strict punishment for Nguyễn Mậu Chiến and his accomplies for transnational wildlife trafficking.

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment plans to improve waste and water management as well as land-use management this year.