Việt Nam faces a series of environmental pollution challenges largely spurred by agriculture, transportation, and industrial production.
Digital technology solutions will help promote waste classification at source, and better managed waste collection, treatment and recycling, experts said at a recent workshop held in HCM City.
Issues covered at the symposium range from the role of women in primate conservation science in Indonesia, developing the capacity of young researchers in primate conservation in Vietnam to the community-led conservation action for gibbons in Cambodia, and the use of thermal imaging with unmanned aerial vehicle in monitoring threatened primate communities in Việt Nam.
Statistics revealed that Việt Nam has 4.5 million cars and 60 million motorbikes currently in use, and these figures are growing.
The ceremony, a COP27 side event, was attended by Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà and Stephen Moss, Regional Chief Executive Officer – Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, HSBC Group,
Residents at Tân Xuân Village recalled how several houses collapsed into the sea, and those families had to move further inland.
Minister Nguyễn Hồng Hà spoke to Vietnam News Agency on the sidelines of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà attended an event regarding reducing greenhouse gas emissions in response to climate change.
HCM City authorities have asked agencies and relevant units to take necessary measures to ensure safety for more than 1,300 residents living around 32 erosion-prone locations.
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said the US will work together with Việt Nam to fulfill climate commitments.
Energy transition is a key factor for Việt Nam to realise the goal of bringing the net gas emissions to zero by 2050 that it committed at COP26.
Flooding in Thủ Đức City will cause millions of dollars in damage if the city government does not take preventive measures, an expert said.
A total of 112 wild animals of 20 endangered species have been released into the forest at Bù Gia Mập National Park in the southern province of Bình Phước.
Đắk Lắk Province has planted 1,824ha of new forests so far this year, exceeding the target for the full year, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Two travel lovers, Đặng Đức Tuấn and Võ Minh Tân, made a four-month journey cross country to plant trees in all 63 provinces and cities in Việt Nam. They hope those green sprouts will help environmental tourism take root across the country. Their group “A little Vietnam” helps spread the message of environmental protection to the public.
Cần Thơ City will build an embankment to prevent erosion along the Trà Nóc River in Bình Thuỷ District in 2023-25 at a cost of VNĐ270 billion (US$10.9 million).
The development of electric vehicles towards green traffic development in Huế City has been seen as a positive solution in implementing the public transport project that the province and UNDP have been focusing on.
Members of the Green Integration group, a group of people with disabilities, share a love for the environment and want to help the community.
