Việt Nam News

This was an opportunity for the two ministries to discuss to open up a new phase of cooperation in the environment, climate change, and plastic waste reduction.

In August 2022, the island district started piloting a Zero Plastic Waste programme, in which the district encouraged residents and tourists not to use nylon bags or single-use plastic on the island.

The ministry said the goal is to ensure water source security in the river basins and the entire plan area; store, regulate and distribute water in a fair and reasonable manner; and exploit and use water resources economically and efficiently.

Saltwater intrusion from the sea into the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s waterbodies is expected to peak in March, according to the Directorate of Water Resources.

The carbon credit market foundation is an opportunity for Việt Nam to switch to an appropriate development model in the future, said Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà.

Based on the results of the Environmental Protection Performance Indicators 2022, the Chairpersons of the people's committees of provinces and cities are urged to thoroughly review and implement solutions to enhance the effectiveness of environmental protection efforts and improve the results of the idex for the upcoming years.

Participating in the forest carbon credit market will help forest owners enhance the productivity of planted forests, improve sustainable livelihoods, contribute to the protection of existing forest areas and increase forest coverage.

Đỗ Hải Hoàng, a staff member of the nature reserve’s Forest Ranger Station No. 2, said that people living in the areas surrounding the nature reserve were poor and still depend on the forest for their income. This issue has led to their continued encroachment of forest land for farming.

The spaces along the Sài Gòn and Đồng Nai rivers are oriented to develop green-ecological areas to foster regional connectivity for mutual development.

The draft also proposed bonuses for organisations that restrict pollutant emissions.

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.