Việt Nam News

So far, this month, the northern mountainous province authorities have detained 56 people allegedly involved in the destruction of 18.6 hectares of forest, mostly in order to grow crops, Vietnam News Agency reported.

At midnight yesterday in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, rangers and police has intercepted an illegal logging and timber smuggling operation in a protection forest, Nhân Dân (People) newspaper reported.

The local police of central Nghệ An Province have seized five frozen tigers after conducting a raid on a resident’s house in Diễn Châu District on Monday morning

Environmental services co-operatives have been operating for years in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc, providing a cleaner living environment for residents.

Nghệ An Province authorities have asked the police to investigate the operation process and the obedience of environmental protection regulation of Suối Bắc Tin Mining Enterprises, relating to the breach of its tailing pond resulting in the polluting of rivers and causing mass fish death, an official said.

Air pollution in the capital city, which has been bad since last Tuesday, is so severe now that health experts have warned people to stay indoors.

Weather experts expect the southern region to  experience less drought and salinity and more unseasonal rain during this year’s dry season.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has requested the establishment of four inspection teams to examine the compensation for residents who were affected by the marine environment incident in the central provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên-Huế last year.

The Tây Ninh Forest Protection Department is working with the Dầu Tiếng Protective Forest Management Board to conduct an investigation into the poisoning of hundreds of forest trees.

Vietnamese and international scientists gathered at a conference in south-central Bình Định Province yesterday to discuss environmental issues as well as share research results and environment management experience.

Reddish streaks have reappeared in Hà Tĩnh and they puzzle environment authorities as they gave different testing results for similar streaks in the same area.

Dr Lê Anh Tuấn, deputy director of the Research Institute for Climate Change at Cần Thơ University, speaks to Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper about the negative impact of climate change.

Residents of Lộc Thủy Commune in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province are blocking garbage trucks from entering a local waste treatment plant, saying that it has severely polluted the neighbourhood.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will inspect adherence to environment protection regulations at 520 production and business establishments, industrial, export processing and hi-tech zones.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has instructed the People’s Committees of all provinces and cities to increase forest-fire protection and to make it a main task during the dry season.

Forest rangers of south central Phú Yên Province’s Tuy Hòa city have received two grey-shanked douc langurs, among the world's 25 most endangered primates, from two locals.

Hundred metres of land along rivers and coastlines have been destroyed by unusually strong winds and waves, combined with rising tides in the southernmost province of Cà Mau.

The Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng plans to invest 510.2 billion (US$22.35 million) in a project to preserve biodiversity in the province to 2020 with a vision to 2030.