While Hà Nội has carried out several projects to revive polluted rivers, but has been negligent around the hundreds of ditches and canals that are daily discharging large volumes of wastewater into those rivers, feeding the pollution.
Currently, registered commercial farms in Việt Nam are permitted to breed at least 39 globally threatened species. However, ENV says many of the animals in these farms originate from the wild and are simply passed off into the legal market.
Dr Hà Thăng Long, has been honoured in the ‘Applied Nature Conservation’ category of the Frankfurt Conservation Award (Bruno H. Schubert Prize).
Over the past 30 years, forestry companies nation-wide have allocated 458,000ha of land, accounting for 27 per cent of the total managed forestry land.
Air pollution is one of the most serious environmental challenges in Việt Nam, especially in large cities such as Hà Nội and HCM City, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Lê Công Thành.
The flock of storks, scientific name is Anastomus oscitans, is being protected after landing in Ia Mrơn Commune, Ia Pa District, in the Central Highlands of Gia Lai.
Demand remains high for critically endangered species, with items such as elephant ivory, tiger fangs, rhino horns, and pangolin scales frequently traded online despite strict bans.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment confirmed that 2025 will be the first year Việt Nam enforces its national roadmap to manage and phase out ozone-depleting substances and regulate greenhouse gases.
One of the most devastating incidents occurred in late March in Hoàng Khai Commune, Yên Sơn District, Tuyên Quang Province, where a fire claimed one life and destroyed over 20 hectares of forest.
As part of the "Sarus Crane Conservation and Development Project at Tràm Chim National Park" (2022-2032), these are the first cranes brought from Thailand.
The increase signals a shift back toward more carbon-intensive energy, with experts warning that Việt Nam’s grid remains 'brown' by global standards.
In light of the 2025 P4G Summit, the ambassadors of Denmark, the Netherlands, the European Union, and the Republic of Korea to Việt Nam, talked to Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Hằng about the impacts of the summit on global climate efforts and opportunities for P4G’s partners.
Vietnamese researchers have connected with world-class scientific tools and expertise in fostering local innovation in genomic research at the premier genomics conference, the annual flagship event PRISM 2025 in the central city, speeding up a valuable opportunity for Vietnamese scientists and researchers to engage with global experts and cutting-edge sequencing technologies.
The Government praised the military, police, forest rangers, local militia, and the people in the affected areas for their prompt coordination and tireless efforts to implement fire-fighting measures, quickly containing and extinguishing the blaze.
This effort aims to help prepare the healthiest individuals for future rewilding initiatives involving endangered and rare species that are currently at risk of extinction in the wild.
Typically, the air pollution season concludes by the end of March.
HCM City also strives to achieve the goal of having at least 50 per cent of office buildings equipped with rooftop solar panels by 2030, towards ensuring a stable electricity supply in the city.
Authorities in the Cửa Long (Mekong) Delta regularly release juvenile aquatic creatures into natural waters to help replenish fishery resources and raise public awareness of conservation efforts.
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