Statistics from the Forest Protection Department show that the number of violations related to wildlife across the nation decreased by 147 cases per year from 2018-2022 compared to 2013-2017.
Despite numerous attempts by the municipal authority to curb the burning of rice straw, this practice persists.
Satellite images show that air pollution has badly affected many areas across the country.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà presented several important initiatives of Việt Nam during the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday.
March 3 is World Wildlife Day. It is a United Nations International day to celebrate all the world's wild animals and plants and the contribution that they make to our lives and the health of the planet. This date was chosen as it is the birthday of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, signed in 1973.
Việt Nam, one of the EU's main importer of forestry-based products is facing great challenges in adapting to these new policies from the EU.
Nguyễn Đức Tài was found guilty of illegally trading 10 tonnes of rhino horns, ivory, lion's bones, and pangolin scales and intentionally forging seals and documents.
The yellow monkey was found at the V1 security booth near the security fence of the airport on February 14 and February 18. The animal has not yet entered the airport’s runway.
Việt Nam needs to develop a national policy on operating a carbon credit exchange; and make legal documents on economic valuation of carbon sequestration and storage functions of mangrove forests
One of the efforts taken by the US Embassy in Việt Nam is to help the country with sustainable development, and partner with local communities to protect Việt Nam's biodiversity, said US Ambassador to Việt Nam Marc Knapper.
Hà Nội has 104 irrigation lakes, 105 rivers and canals with total length of more than 799km, according to the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DoNRE).
As reported by the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the level of saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta during the dry season of 2022-2023 is projected to be similar to that of previous years.
A total of 70 animals were found, including 26 chồn hương (Small Indian Civet), three snakes (including two King Cobra), six gà rừng (red junglefowl) and 37 bamboo rats.
The General Department of Geological and Minerals of Việt Nam is urgently carrying out work related to assessing sea sand exploitation for levelling highways, transport and urban infrastructure projects in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta in southern Việt Nam.
Lê Xuân Đình, head of the district’s Forest Ranger Division, said the elephant's carcass was found in the deep forest by villagers.
HCM City is cooperating with the World Bank (WB) to implement a programme called ‘A low-carbon city development’ towards developing a domestic carbon market.
It is necessary to increase tree coverage to reduce the effect of heat-induced problems and increase the absorption of greenhouse gas emissions in urban areas in order to contribute to realising the target of net-zero emissions by 2050, according to Nguyễn Tuấn Quang from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).
The growing demand for endangered, exotic, and protected wildlife drives a global illegal market, valued at more than US$20 billion per year.
