Việt Nam News

In terms of 2024 average PM2.5 concentration, the capital Hà Nội was ranked seventh across 121 regional capital cities surveyed, higher than Indonesia's Jakarta, in tenth place.

“We’ve been relying on old methods for too long, and as long as we continue like this, the outcomes will remain the same. There is no progress. We need to change our approach to managing air pollution,” Hoàng Dương Tùng, President of the Clean Air Network, told Việt Nam News.

Hydrological forecasts from the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting and the Mekong River Commission suggest that total rainfall across the Mekong Basin in March will remain close to the long-term average, with variations of 5-20 per cent across different sub-basins.

Coral spawning lasts mere minutes and occurs just once annually per colony, forcing the team to conduct hundreds of night dives to capture these fleeting moments.

To protect these precious trees from illegal loggers, the forest keepers must stay up all night, guarding every inch of the forest and every tree.

The ministry is formed by merging the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, aiming for greater efficiency in managing 25 interrelated sectors, including climate change, land resources, and sustainable development.

Kiên Giang Province has about 18,000ha of forests facing between the third and fifth levels of fire risks, according to its Forest Protection Sub-department.

The Chàm Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA), 20km off the coast of Hội An City, has been named the Cù Lao Chàm, or Chàm Islands Nature Reserve (Cu Lao Cham Nature Reserve) in an official announcement by the central province of Quảng Nam.

In early 2023 and 2024, relevant agencies discovered four consecutive cases with more than eight tonnes of ivory seized.

In addition to waste sorting, nearly all of the students at Lý Tự Trọng High School for Gifted Students have gradually eliminated the use of items like styrofoam containers, plastic bottles and single-use plastic products.

A significant drop in temperature is expected from February 23, bringing cold conditions, especially in high-altitude areas.

Authorities in Kiên Giang Province have reported that due to the impact of climate change and the influence of the El Nino phenomenon, prolonged hot weather and low water levels in forests have elevated the risk of forest fires.

Air and odour pollution from industrial emissions in industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) in HCM City is a persistent problem, according to the city Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA).

During the peak period of salinity intrusion, freshwater shortages may occur in certain areas, particularly in coastal regions, as salinity penetrates deep into river mouths, which could impact livelihoods, as well as production and business activities.

Regulations must be highly enforceable in practice, including administrative, economic, and even criminal measures, in order to address the exploitation, trade, and use of rare and endangered animals and plants.

Over the next six months, dangerous weather events such as thunderstorms, whirlwinds, lightning, hail and strong gusty winds are expected to take place across the country.

Timely and continuous care is essential to their survival, making rescue work a demanding, round-the-clock job.

The ancient town has launched awareness campaign centred around a wild bird protection area in paddy-field of Cẩm Châu commune, calling for an end to free wild bird netting and illegal poaching.