Environment pollution authorities call for action addressing air pollution
Satellite images show that air pollution has badly affected many areas across the country.
Việt Nam offers initiatives to promote cooperation to reduce emissions in Asia
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà presented several important initiatives of Việt Nam during the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday.
Environment
World Wildlife Day: More efforts needed to protect Việt Nam's biodiversity
March 3 is World Wildlife Day. It is a United Nations International day to celebrate all the world's wild animals and plants and the contribution that they make to our lives and the health of the planet. This date was chosen as it is the birthday of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, signed in 1973.
Environment
Coffee, rubber and many others affected by new EU policies on anti-deforestation
Việt Nam, one of the EU's main importer of forestry-based products is facing great challenges in adapting to these new policies from the EU.
Environment
Man given 13 years in prison for trading endangered animal products
Nguyễn Đức Tài was found guilty of illegally trading 10 tonnes of rhino horns, ivory, lion's bones, and pangolin scales and intentionally forging seals and documents.
Environment
Monkey found near Nội Bài airport runway
The yellow monkey was found at the V1 security booth near the security fence of the airport on February 14 and February 18. The animal has not yet entered the airport’s runway.
Environment
Conservation of wetland habitats contributes to carbon storage
Việt Nam needs to develop a national policy on operating a carbon credit exchange; and make legal documents on economic valuation of carbon sequestration and storage functions of mangrove forests
Environment
Ambassador: US Embassy looks to help Việt Nam with biodiversity protection
One of the efforts taken by the US Embassy in Việt Nam is to help the country with sustainable development, and partner with local communities to protect Việt Nam's biodiversity, said US Ambassador to Việt Nam Marc Knapper.
Environment
Solutions to protect Hà Nội's water sources
Hà Nội has 104 irrigation lakes, 105 rivers and canals with total length of more than 799km, according to the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DoNRE).
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Salt water intrusion of Mekong estuaries forecast to increase in March
As reported by the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the level of saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta during the dry season of 2022-2023 is projected to be similar to that of previous years.
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Various types of wild animals found at house in Lâm Đồng
A total of 70 animals were found, including 26 chồn hương (Small Indian Civet), three snakes (including two King Cobra), six gà rừng (red junglefowl) and 37 bamboo rats.
Environment
Builders eye sea sand for construction as river sand runs out
The General Department of Geological and Minerals of Việt Nam is urgently carrying out work related to assessing sea sand exploitation for levelling highways, transport and urban infrastructure projects in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta in southern Việt Nam.
Environment
Elephant's death in central Việt Nam remains a mystery
Lê Xuân Đình, head of the district’s Forest Ranger Division, said the elephant's carcass was found in the deep forest by villagers.
Environment
HCM City seeks to build low-carbon city
HCM City is cooperating with the World Bank (WB) to implement a programme called ‘A low-carbon city development’ towards developing a domestic carbon market.
Environment
Urban development must adapt, help combat climate change: experts
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).
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US, Việt Nam to counter wildlife trafficking through sea ports
The growing demand for endangered, exotic, and protected wildlife drives a global illegal market, valued at more than US$20 billion per year.
Environment
Tam Kỳ City launches ‘Say No to wildlife’ campaign
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.
Environment
Prolonged pollution from agricultural waste affects people's lives
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.
Environment
Endangered, rare gray-shanked douc langurs found in local garden
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.
Environment
Germany supports urban ecosystem-based adaptation in Quang Binh
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.
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