Việt Nam News

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.

The city's People's Committee has unveiled a series of action programs to eliminate all wildlife-related activities, from trade and transportation to storage and cooking in restaurants and shops.

The discharge of waste from animal husbandry and farm produce processing are the main causes of rural environmental pollution, which has become more severe recently in a new-style rural commune in Sơn La province.

On the morning of February 10, an individual of this kind of primate appeared in the garden of Lê Văn Thành in Cẩm Tú Village. 

The province of Quang Binh and the German Government inaugurated three models of urban ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) measures in Dong Hoi City on February 10, 2023.

Climate change is posing a great challenge to the Mekong Delta region, especially erosion, landslides, flooding, and pollution.

The five-year project has total funding of US$4.39 million, with $3.79 million coming from the RoK’s non-refundable aid. It targets 250 hectares of new mangrove forests in Kim Sơn, Ninh Bình, and at the Xuân Thuỷ National Park in Nam Định Province.

The northern region of Việt Nam will continue to experience humid weather until April, according to Nguyễn Văn Hưởng, head of the weather forecast division under the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The discovery came after a suspicious 40-foot container was inspected by the Coast Guard Region 1, in coordination with the Hải Phòng Customs Department and relevant authorities.

The wild cat weighs about 3.5kg and has yellowish fur with black spots.

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.