The turtle swam close to the shore while searching for food, then the tide receded so quickly that it became stranded.
The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting yesterday warned that the severe cold weather would continue hitting the northern mountainous provinces with the lowest temperatures of 4-7 degrees Celsius, in some high mountainous areas the lowest temperature would drop at 3 degrees Celsius.
So far, the country had cut down the consumption of 1,000 tonnes of HCFC-22 in household air conditioning production, refrigeration equipment manufacture and refrigeration equipment maintenance service.
As the year of 2024 approaches, the environmental ministry was committed to working with organisations and individuals to carry out actions towards stronger and more sustainable goals to reduce plastic pollution.
Hà Nội has submerged in the misty air filled with fog and dust.
Environmental pollution in craft villages is causing big problems for residents. Garbage dumped and burned illegally has become a huge headache with people struggling to find solutions.
Bắc Giang will actively oversee and regulate industrial production units within the area, ensuring the installation and proper functioning of emission control systems to meet stringent environmental standards.
The survey confirms what has been widely suspected for many years – that populations of several key wildlife species have either disappeared or are in such low numbers as to be unviable as a result of widespread indiscriminate snaring.
Việt Nam is among countries with great potential to invest in new renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and ocean wave power, and biogas.
The delta, which is the country’s largest producer of rice, fruit and seafood, is forecast to face saltwater intrusion between January and March next year.
Establishing and operating an online facility-level greenhouse gas inventory reporting system is crucial. This is also a significant challenge for Việt Nam due to limitations in awareness and technical capacity at facilities and local levels.
According to experts, after 13 years of implementing this law, some provisions are no longer consistent with the country's development practices, leading to the loss of mineral resources for the State.
The country is facing a lot of difficulties in ensuring water sources and safe water supply in the country, she said, citing water shortage, uneven water resources distribution, impacts of climate change and water pollution as major challenges.
Under the decree, producers and importers of single-use batteries are obliged to contribute 1 per cent of their revenues to the fund to finance waste treatment.
The city seeks to solve drainage problems, improve the environment and beautify the urban area.
The important role of mangrove forest was shared at an international workshop: ‘Leveraging Plural Values of Mangroves for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Goals’.
There are three specific criteria concerning materials, substances, and fuels; technical characteristics and permissible limits of pollution parameters in the product; and recovery, recycling, processing, and disposal.
The new facility's construction was started in 2022 and it aims to put an end to bear bile farming by late 2026.