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.
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.
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.
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.
