Việt Nam News

Việt Nam has the opportunity to develop a pathway for inclusive, green growth that others can learn from, United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen has said.

Seven baby Indochinese tigers, who were rescued from wildlife traffickers in the central province of Nghệ An in August 2021, are growing stronger every day thanks to the special care of the staff at the Wildlife Centre of Pù Mát National Park over the last eight months.

An integrated master plan for the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region, the nation’s agriculture and aquaculture hub, is a good step towards tackling several major challenges facing the region, especially climate change.

Greater public awareness and action, especially in classifying garbage at source, is a breakthrough that HCM City will build on to environment quality in the coming decade.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has coordinated with relevant ministries, sectors and localities to build a national plan for natural disaster prevention and control to 2025.

When the nuclear power plants planned in the province were cancelled, Ninh Thuận quickly retrained its focus on becoming a renewable energy hub, utilizing its natural strengths.

With knowledge and experience gained from a decade working in Korea, a Hanoian man started a business producing straws made from vegetables and fruits.

More drastic and comprehensive measures are needed to improve the efficiency of water resources and ensure water security, especially clean water supply to serve production and daily-life needs of people, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has said.

Scientists have studied, evaluated and predicted the impact of climate change on wildlife species in Việt Nam.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đặng Hoàng Ân has attended the eighth Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue held in Berlin, Germany, under the motto “From Ambition to Action”.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Việt Nam Association of the Elderly have committed to coordinate in building green models with the participation of elderly people to better protect the environment.

The Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the CropLife Việt Nam Association have released a series of videos giving instructions on how to use pesticides safely, efficiently and responsibly.

Just on the outskirts of the capital city, the people of Tân Minh Commune in Sóc Sơn District have struggled for decades with polluted water.

The Coca-Cola Foundation has announced its continuing support of US$150,000 (equivalent to VNĐ3.5 billion) for WWF-Viet Nam to enhance the natural ability of ecosystems to control water flow and absorption capacity of Tràm Chim National Park and surrounding floodplains.

People and social organisations should be the most important actors in ensuring the success of climate change adaptation process and realising Việt Nam’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.

Themed “Early Warning and Early Action”, the World Meteorological Day 2022 (March 23) spotlighted the vital importance of hydrometeorological and climate information for disaster risk reduction.

Combining environmental protection with philanthropy, women in Thanh Hóa have been turning littered waste into money to buy tens of thousands of gifts for poor people.

The theme of this year’s World Water Day on March 22 is “Groundwater”, the hidden water resource that is critically important but not always fully recognised in sustainable development policymaking.