Việt Nam News

The construction of wave breakers in Tiền Giang Province has helped prevent coastal erosion, restore mangrove forests and protect people’s lives and livelihoods.

Bayer Vietnam recently kicked off its ‘Safe Use Ambassador Initiative’ (SUA) in the form of a contest for agricultural students at the College of Agriculture - Can Tho University and University of Agriculture and Forestry - Hue University.

Defined to become a key economic sector, Việt Nam’s tourism industry depends much on the natural environment. Therefore, for sustainable development of tourism, it is inevitably to follow the direction of green tourism.

The pilot plan of exporting 2.5 million carbon credits for an amount of VNĐ110 billion (US$4.7 million) to VNĐ130 billion ($5.6 million) per year from 2021-25 has been agreed upon by the government from 2021.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính called for a global approach, and international solidarity in response to climate change in his message to the informal Leaders' Roundtable on Climate Change in New York, co-chaired by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Egyptian President on Thursday. 

The red-headed crane is a symbolic species of Tràm Chim National Park

The Pinhey Sand Dunes were mostly covered by non-native pine trees, causing habitat degradation.

The United Nations and development partners, during discussions with Vietnamese ministries and sectors, expressed their willingness to support Việt Nam in achieving the goal of net zero emission and energy transition.

The Mekong River Basin supports nearly 70 million people, providing energy, transport, tourism and other income-generating development opportunities. As climate and weather patterns become more volatile, flood and drought events in the Mekong have become more frequent and intense with growing potential to cause devastating damage to the region’s food security and economies. Those communities that were unprepared have suffered the most.

A recent report by the Ministry of Public Security said that climate change has become more complicated in recent years.

Nguyễn Xuân Giang, 37, was swept away by flash floods on Thursday.

HCM City is calling for investment in six planned wastewater treatment projects to treat about three million cubic metres (m3) of wastewater a day in the city.

In talks with secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyễn Văn Nên, John Kerry said that the US and Việt Nam had a good relationship in many areas and needed to strengthen cooperation to quickly to combat climate change.

John Kerry said Việt Nam, including Bến Tre Province, has the advantage to develop wind and solar energy, adding that this will be an advantage for both countries to work together in the future.

Managerial agencies should soon issue specific guidelines for localities to effectively apply separation of domestic solid waste at source following the Government's Decree No. 45/2022/NĐ-CP on sanctioning of administrative violations in the field of environment.

The saola, one of the world’s rarest animals, is getting a critical emergency boost from the European Union, Re:wild and WWF-Viet Nam to prevent its extinction.

The pollution has become a big concern and has resulted in serious consequences to people's lives, production and  the environment.

The project has been jointly launched by the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.