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Significant progress in fisheries' environmental protection but challenges remain

Sea turtles return to nest on Hòn Cau beach

After a two-year hiatus, the return of nesting turtles to the area is a positive sign, the management board of Hòn Cau Marine Protected Area said.

Over VNĐ6 billion to spend for white-cheeked gibbon conservation in Quảng Bình

The project will encompass key components, including training, transferring scientific and technical advancements, and enhancing capacity and effectiveness of management for officials and agencies. These efforts aim to improve wildlife conservation and the management of local protected forest areas.

Businesses using forest environmental services to pay fee under a new decree

The new decree includes eight new provisions in the forestry sector.

First education-community sustainable tourism deals inked in central Việt Nam

Cooperation deals on sustainable tourism, education and scientific researches have been inked by community-based tourism co-operatives in Hội An, Quảng Ngãi and Đà Nẵng.

Việt Nam urgently needs legal framework to enhance genetic resource conservation and development

A new genetic resource conservation and sustainable use plan for the period of 2026-2030 will be developed and submitted to the Prime Minister in the first quarter of 2025.

Kon Tum province hit by 5.0-magnitude earthquake

Earlier the district also recorded three consecutive earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.1, 3.6, and 3.3, which caused shakes. All the earthquakes caused no disaster risk.

Work begins on HCM City's first waste-to-energy plant

Construction of Tâm Sinh Nghĩa waste-to-energy plant, the first of its kind in HCM City, has begun in the outlying district of Củ Chi.

Foreign experts remove tusks to save eight-year-old elephant

Having an accident leading to broken tusks, an eight-year-old fostered elephant in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk had both removed by expert veterinarians.

2nd Net Zero Challenge Contest kicked off in HCM City

The second annual Net Zero Challenge contest to seek technological solutions to address climate change began in HCM City on Tuesday. With prize money of VNĐ15 billion (US$630,000), it is open to Vietnamese and foreign startups, research teams, and non-profits working in climate technologies.

Pù Luông Nature Reserve develops three rare plant species

It reported that it has discovered 130 trai lý trees, 25 đỉnh tùng trees and 120 trà hoa trái mỏng trees in Pù Luông forests.

Việt Nam launches first national park passport

Passport holders will have the opportunity to receive benefits, rewards and discounts for visiting these national parks.

Rainy season intensifies riverbank erosion in Cà Mau Province

Ngọc Hiển District in the southernmost province of Cà Mau has already suffered from 20 riverbank erosion this rainy season though it has only just begun, and the resultant losses are estimated at over VNĐ1.3 billion (US$50,700) besides the adverse effect they have had on the lives of local people.

National environmental protection planning project for 2021 - 2030 adopted

The planning project’s objectives are to proactively prevent and control environmental pollution and degradation; to restore and improve environmental quality; and to prevent decline and enhance biodiversity in order to ensure the people's right to live in a healthy environment.

Czech firm eyes to boost environmental protection cooperation with Việt Nam

The Ministry of Finance has asked the Government to extend farming land use tax exemption to attract more investment into the agricultural sector.

Heavy rains are forecast to increase by the end of the year due to La Nina

The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting identified this year's rainy season as particularly complex and unpredictable.

Circular agriculture a game changer for rice industry

With over 40 million tonnes of straw produced yearly across the country, efficient recycling and reuse can deliver significant benefits to farmers while contributing to Việt Nam's commitments made to the international community to reduce the country's emissions.