Cà Mau speeds up afforestation

The southernmost province of Cà Mau is speeding up the process of planting 500ha of new forests, and wants to complete the task this year.

Landslides threaten Điện Biên residents

Forty families in Tìa Dình C Hamlet in Tìa Dình Commune, the northern province of Điện Biên, are living in fear of landslides as cracks have appeared and expanded in the ground surrounding their homes.

Seaports told to remove scrap containers

The Việt Nam Maritime Administration has ordered all seaport management agencies to quickly deal with the huge backlog of imported scrap containers across the country.

Nature education centre ready to welcome students

GreenViet and the Đà Nẵng–based Centre of Biodiversity Conservation has started construction of the Sơn Trà Nature Education Centre on Sơn Trà peninsula to provide a space for students to explore the area’s biodiversity.

Landslides may hit northern mountainous region

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said on Wednesday that there was high risk of landslide in northern provinces including Thái Nguyên, Tuyên Quang and Hòa Bình.

 

Quảng Bình national park gets pig-tailed macaque

The Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park in the central province of Quảng Bình has rescued a pig-tailed macaque, which is listed as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Plastic: a toxic love story

From its creation through its rise in the 1990’s, the world has embraced plastic as an affordable and versatile material. By the time its impact on the environment and our marine ecosystems became clear, plastic had conquered the world marketplace.

Ninh Thuận Province to preserve medicinal plants

Due to excessive exploitation and extreme weather conditions, Ninh Thuận Province has stepped up efforts to preserve over 1,000 medicinal plants, 24 of which are endemic and have high economic value.

Erosion hits hydropower plant after storm

After days of heavy rain and flooding, serious erosion was discovered near Nậm Mô Hydropower Plant in Nghệ An Province, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn.

Waste pond incident contained: Lào Cai authorities

A waste pond connected to a DAP fertiliser factory in the northern province was compromised late last week and over 45,000 cu.m of mud and untreated chemical-filled wastewater flooded nearby neighbourhoods following torrential rain.

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