Landslides, triggered by torrential rain, were reported on Sunday night and early Monday morning, injuring one woman and causing a house to collapse in the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên.
The 'One Million Trees Plantation' project, delayed by COVID-19, has resumed in the Phước Trường communal house park. It is the fourth park in Đà Nẵng that has had trees planted in, to provide a ‘green’ shadow for the community and to reduce air pollution.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK, Nguyễn Hoàng Long, talks with Vietnam News Agency about Việt Nam's role in dealing with climate change, as Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính prepares for the UN-Climate Change Conference COP26 in the UK.
On the 50th anniversary of Vietnamese and Norwegian diplomatic relations, a 70-page Norwegian report on offshore wind production in Việt Nam was presented to officials on Thursday afternoon. It provides an overview of the entire supply chain for Việt Nam’s offshore wind industry.
Kon Ka Kinh National Park, located in the Kon Hà Nừng Plateau Biosphere Reserve, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, is being protected thanks to the engagement of the local ethnic minority community.
After being found tangled in a fishing net, a rare and endangered turtle was released back into the sea off Quảng Bình on Wednesday morning.
As a means to promote environmental protection while supporting the community through the pandemic, grocery stalls in Văn Miếu Ward, Đống Đa District, Hà Nội are letting people trade scraps for food.
A workshop took place both virtually and in-person in Hà Nội on Thursday to launch the Mekong Delta Coastal Habitat Conservation project, which was announced during US Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to Việt Nam in August.
The grey-shanked douc langur is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature red list as one of the world’s 25 most critically endangered primates. The primates can only be found in Việt Nam.
To help farmers manage climate-related risks such as flooding, drought and saline intrusion, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development launched the Climate-Smart Maps and Adaption Plans (CS-MAP) on Tuesday.
The Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has asked provinces and cities to continue monitoring weather forecasts and keep local authorities and people up-to-date to prevent and minimise damage due to natural disasters.
A $30 million climate change adaption fund, provided by Green Climate Fund (GCF), has been launched to help small-scale agricultural businesses adapt to changes in water security caused by climate change.
Torrential rain, triggered by typhoon Kompasu, will blanket the northern and central regions from Wednesday afternoon.
Việt Nam will plant a 20,000ha forest as part of a project to protect and develop coastal forests in response to climate change and to push green growth over the next 10 years.
The Vietnamese Government has set a goal to raise the rate of solid waste collected and safely treated to 100 per cent in 2050 as part of the freshly approved national strategy on green growth for 2021-2030.
Experts discussed measures to cope with current bad weather during a conference on Sunday as heavy rain battered the northeast and another storm was forecast to enter the East Sea.
The 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals (AMMin 8) opened in the form of teleconference in Hà Nội on Friday, highlighting the urgency of developing the circular, low carbon economy and reducing the use of fossil fuels.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà affirmed that Việt Nam chooses the sustainable and active approach to development in the direction of green and circular economy while addressing the fourth Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific yesterday.
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