Việt Nam News

The hydro-meteorological sector is actively deploying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to monitor dangerous weather conditions, utilise satellite data, ultrasonic technology, radar, laser technology and other advanced tools.

Localities in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are setting up solutions to cope with early saltwater intrusion, which is forecasted to come soon in the area.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment requested media agencies to increase communications on the PM’s directive and legal documents regarding the preservation of wild and migratory birds.

Experts said salt water intrusion in the Mekong Delta could intensify in the coming months as the dry season leaves coastal regions exposed.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warned that the rainfall in the northern, Central Highlands, and southern regions would be 5-15 per cent higher than the average level of previous years.

Diễn Châu, Nghệ An has 25 kilometres of coastline spreading across ten wards, where during storm seasons many wildbirds relocated for safe haven. However, many people are still illegally hunting these wildbirds.

The initiative also seeks to define the terms for breeding and keeping tigers for conservation purposes and to ensure proper care and welfare standards for tigers in captivity.

The uneven distribution of water resources in Việt Nam not only poses risks to human lives and property, but also leaves many regions facing environmental sanitation issues and a shortage of clean water. Nguyễn Minh Khuyến, Deputy Director of the Water Resource Management Department, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the solutions to address these existing problems.

This region annually receives floodwater from the Mekong River during the rainy season to maintain the seasonal inundation (rotating wet-dry seasons) of a natural wetland.

For several years, the expansion of forest coverage has allowed Việt Nam's forestry sector to meet its emission reduction commitments, presenting substantial potential for involvement in both domestic and global carbon markets, noted Trần Quang Bảo, the director of the Việt Nam Department of Forest (DoF).

The Saving Threatened Wildlife project released a new creative set of key messages and visuals on September 27, aiming to alter consumer behavior surrounding the use of illegal wildlife products in Việt Nam.

The Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 summit was established in 2017 based on an initiative by the Danish government, formerly known as the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF).

A common misconception is that any packaging with the word ‘paper’ on its name is organic waste, while in reality, paper cups and food containers usually have a layer of waterproof film made from nylon, making them difficult to sort and recycle.

The waste is sorted with some of it will be recycled into useful objects, and the remaining will be sold to help poor people living in the ward.

The animal, weighing 4kg, belongs to an endangered, precious and rare species listed in Group IIB of the Việt Nam Red Data Book.

The centre for biodiversity conservation, GreenViet, has been raising fund for an afforestration project on 50ha in the upstream forest of the mountainous Hoà Bắc commune – an effort in reducing erosion and landslide in the lower river area and strengthening climate change resilience for the city’s suburban zone.

Việt Nam is told of promoting the carbon credit market in refrigeration and air-conditioning sector as one ways to protect the ozone layer because currently, most substances that destroy the ozone layer and cause the greenhouse effect are used in the fields of refrigeration and air conditioning.

The Joint Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) political statement establishes an equitable energy transition partnership. It is a new and complex issue, but also a global partnership with the goal of energy transition, technological transformation towards green conversion, emission reduction, and the development of a low-carbon economy.