The southern province of Long An has carried plans to build industrial complexes in hi-tech parks, aiming to create a sustainable environment for the province, according to Phan Nhân Duy, Director of Long An Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Thousands of residents in the central highlands province of Đắk Nông’s Đắk R’Lấp District are living with rubbish and fume from rubbish treatment area which is located near the residents area.
Hundreds of notable scientists from around the world will gather in the south-central province of Bình Định next month to discuss issues relating to environmental pollution, recovery and management.
More plastic dustbins for special garbage such as empty bottles or package of plant protection substances should be installed along vegetable gardens in Hà Nội’s Long Biên District to better protect the environment, local authority has said.
Hà Nội has planned to build 1,000 public toilets, and 200 of which would be put into operation before Tết holiday to serve local people and visitors. However, a month after the holiday, only two have opened for public.
A sudden incident of mass fish deaths that occurred yesterday in a section of Âm River in the central province of Thanh Hoá have sparked concerns of environmental pollution.
A seven-year-old male Bos Gaurus bull, an endangered species listed in Group IB in Việt Nam’s Red Book, was killed in a protected area in Chư Mom Ray National Park last Friday.
Authorities in central Hà Tĩnh Province denied the connection between Formosa’s waste water discharge and the reddish streak appeared on water edge near the province’s Sơn Dương wharf.
Storms and tropical depressions are likely to arrive earlier and with more frequency in the East Sea than in the average monsoon season, the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) said.
A fire broke out at the casuarina forest and quickly spread to the special-use pine forest nearby at noon yesterday, resulting in the destruction of 2ha of forest land.
Two sea dykes in the Mekong Delta (Cửu Long) province of Bạc Liêu were badly damaged on February 12-13 by high tides, huge waves and strong winds, threatening the lives and properties of local residents.
The Việt Nam Environment Administration (VEA) will collaborate with the Hải Dương Department of Environment to tackle the “environmental incident” recently caused by a Chinese textile company, said Lương Duy Hanh, director of the VEA’s Environment Protection and Control Department on Monday.
Forest rangers were ramping up efforts to protect the seven-elephant herd which recently showed up at the forest edge in Quảng Nam Province’s Quế Lâm Commune, the unit head said.
Authorities in the central province of Quảng Nam have requested agencies to collect and inspect oil clumps that have soiled local beaches over the past week.
Sink holes have been appearing over the past month in the Chợ Đồn District of the northern mountain province of Bắc Kạn, generating anxiety among local residents.
Ranger authorities in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province are investigating the logging of perennial forest trees in a locally protected area.
The southern province of Bình Thuận plans to invest VNĐ27 billion (around US$1.2 million) to build sea dikes in landslide-hit areas.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked 38 cities and provinces nationwide to promptly revise the operation of reservoirs to ensure water sources for low-lying areas in this dry season, especially in vulnerable areas such as the central region, the Central Highlands and the Mekong Delta region already hit by drought last year.
The People’s Committee of the Đồng Tháp has approved a VNĐ664 billion ($29.4 million) subproject to improve the drainage capacity and develop sustainable livelihoods for the Đồng Tháp Mười wetland.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched a regional project to enhance the resilience of wetlands in Lower Mekong countries on the occasion of World Wetlands Day (February 2).
