Việt Nam has a long list of tasks to fulfill in order to meet its commitments to reduce 8 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under the historic Paris Agreement, Jenty Kirsch Wood, senior technical specialist of Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change of UNDP, said at workshop in Hà Nội yesterday.
Việt Nam is going through a construction boom, with apartment and office buildings mushrooming, and energy efficiency is imperative, Nguyễn Công Thịnh, head of the Ministry of Construction’s science, technology and environment department, told a seminar in HCM City yesterday.
Experts, business representatives and authorities gathered in Hà Nội yesterday at a workshop jointly organised by the Ministry of Construction and the Danish Embassy to Việt
Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked localities in the central coastal regions to take drastic measures to minimise losses caused by on-going floods.
The lives of residents in Nam Trực District in the northern province of Nam Định have improved over the years thanks to aluminum recycling for handicrafts. But it now seems this was a double-edged sword.
Cumbersome administrative procedure and irrelevant fee collection are hindering the participation of private sector in solid waste management.
Many households in northern Quảng Ninh Province’s Hoành Bồ District have been forced to live with smoke and cement dust discharged from Hạ Long Cement Factory for years.
The provincial People’s Committee recently granted permission for Nghi Sơn Petrochemical Refinery Co. Ltd. to discharge wastewater into the seawater of Hải Yến Commune, Tĩnh Gia District.
All frozen-seafood testing expenses will be covered by part of the US$500-million compensation paid by Taiwanese Hưng Nghiệp Formosa Hà Tĩnh Steel Corporation.
A population of 56 Việt Nam conifer (cunninghamia konishii) trees and 5 phay sừng (Duabanga grandiflora) trees in Pù Hoạt Nature Conservation Centre in central Nghệ An province was recognised as Việt Nam Heritage Tree by Việt Nam Assocation for Conservation of Nature and Environment on Monday
Medical waste is threatening the northern province of Tuyên Quang due to difficulties in treating the hazardous material at local healthcare facilities, said Deputy Director of the provincial Health Department, Đỗ Thị Ngọc Mai.
Three containers holding illegally trafficked elephant tusks hidden inside timber logs weighing a total of one tonne were discovered this morning at Cát Lái Port.
Torrential rainfall triggered by the storm Tokage, measuring 200-400mm, is predicted to hit the central coastal provinces stretching from Đà Nẵng to Khánh Hòa between Wednesday and Friday.
Mass fish deaths off the coast of Vạn Ninh District in the central coastal province of Khánh Hòa since Thursday are likely due to red tide, said a local official.
The highest administrative fine for individuals caught violating regulations related to environmental protection is VNĐ1 billion (US$44,400), and the highest fine for an organisation is VNĐ2 billion ($88,800).
Residents of Phù Lãng Commune in the northern province of Bắc Ninh’s Quế Võ District claimed that the heavy pollution from the Đồng Sài garbage dump has badly affected their life.
Landslides in coastal areas of Tam Hải Island Commune, Núi Thành District, in the central province of Quảng Nam have become increasingly serious recently, according to local authorities.
Each year, environmental pollution causes Việt Nam an economic loss of 5 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) and the figure is expected to rise, said Đinh Đức Trường, deputy head of the Economics and Environment Faculty under Việt Nam’s National Economics University.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà has decided to establish a steering committee to monitor the project on strengthening the environmental management of river basins.
Hạ Long Bay, a designated UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Việt Nam’s top tourist draws, is reportedly suffering extensive violations that threaten to destroy its famed natural beauty, but local authorities have questioned the accuracy of some of the reports.
