Việt Nam News

The central province of Quảng Trị has approved a project funded by the EU to promote sustainable partnership between smallholder forest owners and enterprises in sustainable forest management in response to climate change.

Ecological expert Nguyễn Hữu Thiện speaks to Nông Nghiệp Việt Nam (Việt Nam’s Agriculture) newspaper on the need for clearer environmental regulations for thermopower plants in the Mekong Delta to reduce risks to the region’s aquatic resources

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is taking steps to ensure sufficient fresh water supply for household use and agricultural production in areas affected by saltwater intrusion and drought.

A stump-tailed macaque, a rare and precious animal, was handed over voluntarily by a local resident to the Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park Management Board in Quảng Bình Province on Thursday.

The Lâm Đồng Province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will provide financial support for Lạc Dương District farmers whose coffee trees were damaged by hoar frost, Nguyễn Văn Châu, deputy director of the department, said.

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Việt Nam and the Centre of Biodiversity Conservation, GreenViet, will work together on a project to protect the gray-shanked douc langurs in the central province’s Núi Thành district in 2020.

Trần Văn Cường has been nicknamed "rubbish Cường" or "crazy guy" thanks to his efforts.

The level of saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has reached the same high level recorded in the 2015 – 16 dry season, but the damages to farming areas are expected to be less serious as authorities and farmers have taken measures to cope with the situation in the 2019 - 20 dry season.

The Việt Nam Metrological and Hydrological Administration on Friday said water reserves of northern rivers would remain low between February and July.

All scenic, cultural and historic sites nationwide were approved to open for guests as long as safety and hygiene were guaranteed.

The central province of Quảng Trị had over 110,000ha of forests for production as of early this month, 22,000ha of which have received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest management certifications.

Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung has said he will no longer tolerate any delays to the construction of a wastewater treatment facility that is expected to address long-standing water pollution in the increasingly crowded city.

A draft national strategy for environmental protection from 2021-30 was focused on fighting sources of pollution while boosting a low-carbon emission economy, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE).

Saltwater intrusion into rivers from the sea has caused damage to rice and other crops in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta.

The water level at Cambodia’s great lake Tonle Sap is low so the ability to discharge much water for the delta is not high.

The move aims to help promptly deal with oil spills, minimise the number of oil spills and reduce the damage by oil spills on the environment, economy and society.

The National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) for Việt Nam has been launched and will be effective from May 1 this year, according to the Việt Nam Office of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) under the Việt Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST).

Saltwater intrusion has occurred on a large scale in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, forcing local authorities to take measures to protect agricultural production and ensure water supply for household use, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.