Việt Nam News

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a document, calling for response to the World Wetlands Day 2023, celebrated annually on February 2.

By 2025, the planning scheme targets increasing the rate of daily clean water use to 95-100 per cent for the urban population and 65 per cent for rural residents.

This is the eighth domestic elephant collected by the Centre for Elephant Conservation, Animal Rescue and Forest Protection, part of the cooperation programme between Đắk Lắk Province authorities and the AAF.

The cold spell is forecast to linger through the country's longest holiday, which lasts from January 20-26.

The workshop was co-organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the People's Committee of Quảng Bình Province, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Norwegian Embassy in Hà Nội.                       

In 2022, residents of Thừa Thiên – Huế Province handed over more than 80 species, many of which were endangered, to the provincial forest rangers to release them back into the wild. This was made possible by the province's programmes to educate the public about wildlife protection and conservation, as well as its training courses for forest rangers. The results show a positive change in the community's awareness of the meaning and importance of wildlife conservation.

It contains 1,100 documents, with 1,000 photos and 53 video clips, from a number of organisations, photographers, biologists and the local community.

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have taken proactive prevention measures to mitigate the impacts of saltwater intrusion in rivers in the 2022-23 dry season.

The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said up to 1,057 natural disasters hit the country last year, leaving 175 dead and causing economic losses of some VNĐ19.5 trillion (US$828.55 million).

The goal by 2030 is to harmonise and distribute water resources fairly and reasonably among sectors, localities, and water exploiters and users according to the integrated planning of inter-provincial river basins.

Community assigned forest protection has helped improve the management and conservation of large areas of natural forest as it promotes the role and responsibility of local people on 7,833ha in Quảng Nam and Thừa Thiên Huế.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has approved a plan to strengthen the prevention and combat of wildlife and biodiversity crimes by 2030 with a vision to 2050.

The project is within the framework of a two-year cooperation agreement between the three parties, implemented from December 2022 to December 2024.

The province has invested in building 40 water tanks to respond to forest fires promptly.

TCP Group (T.C.Pharma), the owner of the popular Thai energy drink brands such as Red Bull and Warrior, asserts its commitment to sustainable development in all business activities by working with the local community to create a waste-free environment.

Aiming to be one of the world’s leading processing centers of export timber, Việt Nam is striving to establish legal timber, where raw materials are legally sourced and traded throughout the entire value chain.

The carbon market has been promoted by the international community as an effective financial mechanism to reduce emissions, prevent deforestation and forest degradation, protecting forests.

Urgent and comprehensive measures are required to improve the capacity of water drainage in the city.