Dolphins spotted off Đà Nẵng coast

Several people said they believe that the presence of dolphins indicated positive signs for the marine environment surrounding the Sơn Trà Peninsula.

Seeding interest in biodiversity

With nature declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history, Vietnam is racing to protect its biodiversity. Its private sector is becoming increasing aware of the importance of biodiversity conservation. Many companies have engaged with agrobiodiversity protection and reaped environmental and economic benefits from it.

Việt Nam active in efforts to reduce carbon emissions from aviation activities

Việt Nam’s aviation industry and airlines has made efforts in environmental protection and climate change response for sustainable development, he said, adding that the Ministry of Transport always creates favourable conditions in terms of procedures, mechanisms, and policies for airlines and other units in the industry to well perform international tasks in civil aviation activities.

Born to be wild

Amid an increase in trafficking cases, organisations are making tremendous efforts to provide support for wildlife rescue. Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Centre reintroduces up to 700 wild animals of all kinds into forests across the country, while over 80 per cent of the bears rescued by Animals Asia were voluntarily handed in by their former owners.

UN project to combat zoonotic disease risks from wildlife kicks off in Việt Nam

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in close collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday (June 8) kicked off the Safety Across Asia for the Global Environment (SAFE) project.

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