Việt Nam News

Farmers in Tiền Giang Province’s Tân Phú Đông District are earning more income by switching to lemongrass to cope with drought and saltwater intrusion.

Lack of legal assistance from foreign countries means the fight against wildlife crime is still very tough.

Việt Nam will face challenges in implementing policies and laws on environmental protection, especially in industries seeing strong growth, said Nick Thorpe from the People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) centre at a seminar themed “Free trade: Investment movement and environmental issue in Việt Nam” held by PanNature in Hà Nội last week.

The lives of thousands of local people living near the Nhơn Trạch Industrial Zone No.1 in southern Đồng Nai Province have been badly affected by polluted water for over 10 years, reported Lao Động (Labour) Newspaper.

Environmental protection in Hạ Long Bay, in the northern province of Quảng Ninh, remains difficult as large amounts of rubbish are generated by tourists and rubbish collection activitiy is not effective, according to local authorities.

HCM City authorities said they have revoked the licenses granted to hundreds of suspended development projects, which have negatively affected the lives of many city residents, but other residents said a number of development projects remained “suspended”, affecting their living conditions.

The heavy rain that began yesterday afternoon and continued until this morning has brought some relief to southern Kiên Giang Province, creating better conditions for crops and shrimp farming.

A whale that was stranded along Diễn Thịnh Commune’s coast in Diễn Châu District, central Nghệ An Province, since late last night was returned to the sea at noon today.

Building a platform for partnership on the conservation of biodiversity is urgently needed to accelerate collaboration among ministries, sectors and stakeholders, environmental experts have said.

 The prolonged drought and saltwater have damaged more than 81,000 hectares of shrimp breeding areas in eight Mekong provinces, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Department of Aquaculture.

Việt Nam’s rich biodiversity has been under threat due to overloaded exploitation, illegal wildlife hunting and trafficking, as well as poor management and collaboration among State agencies.

An Owston’s Civet (Chrotogate owstoni) was rescued by experts from the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Programme (CPCP) in collaboration with Save Vietnam's Wildlife (SVW) and the Cúc Phương National Park.

Provincial authorities in the Mekong Delta have helped residents in these localities to cope with the prolonged drought and salinity intrusion, and minimize damage caused by these natural disasters.

The People's Committee of this northern province has instructed relevant agencies to correct the inaccurate information released recently regarding dead marine animals found at Tiền Hải District’s Cồn Vành Beach.

Jan Eliason, the UN Deputy Secretary General has offered assistance to Việt Nam in coping with the ongoing drought and saline intrusion, which has affected two million people in the southern and south-central region.

Though many projects to restore lakes in Hà Nội have been carried out, some lakes are again reported to have become polluted.

The Government has given the green light for the construction of the eastern sea dyke in this southernmost province, with a total investment of VNĐ1.3 trillion (US$58million).

Output and yields of major farming produce of Việt Nam - such as coffee, pepper and cashewnuts - have been affected by the prolonged drought, making businesses to worry about shortages of farming produce for processing and export in the near future, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.