Heavy rains wreak havoc up and down nation
A downpour on Thursday caused a landslide that killed two people in Bát Xát District of the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai.
Đồng Tháp faces increasing river erosion
Erosion along river banks in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has caused more than VNĐ8.2 billion (US$353,800) in property damage this year, according to the province’s Irrigation Sub-department.
Global standard launched to boost nature-based solutions
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has unveiled a global standard providing benchmarks for nature-based solutions (NbS) to global challenges.
Construction industry issues action plan to reduce emissions
The Ministry of Construction has announced a national action plan on green growth in 2020-2030 focusing on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and implementing the Paris Agreement.
Man saves endangered turtles from being eaten
Two rare turtles meant to end up as a fine meal in central Quảng Bình Province have been rescued after a man found them at a local market and decided to try and save them.
Southernmost province needs $820m to tackle climate change
The southernmost province of Cà Mau is planning to spend more than VNĐ19 trillion (US$819.56 million) on 55 “priority” projects that address climate change and natural disaster prevention.
Common production hub may solve noodle-making village's waste problem
A century ago, a woman from Thượng Trạch Village married a man in Liên Chểu Village, Triệu Sơn Commune, Triệu Phong District, connecting the fate of the two villages by the craft of vermicelli-making and an environmental problem.
Mekong Delta faces increasing erosion along rivers, canals
The beginning of the rainy season has increased land erosion along rivers and canals in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta.
Government plan aims to improve adaptation to climate change
Enhancing State management of climate change is one of the major measures in the national plan on climate change adaptation for 2021-2030, with a vision towards 2050, recently issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Forest environmental services policy changes the lives of northwestern people
Fourty-one of the country's 63 provinces have established a forest-protection and development fund to look after nearly 6 million hectares of trees.
Việt Nam bans wildlife trade: PM's directive
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has suspended wildlife imports and ordered the closure of illegal wildlife markets.
Five die in Hà Giang heavy rain
Five people have been killed and two others injured in flooding in Hoàng Su Phì District, the northern mountainous Hà Giang Province on Tuesday, according to the latest report from the provincial authorities.
Air pollution control to be enhanced
Air pollution in big cities such as Hà Nội and HCM City has become worse in recent years and reached alarming levels on many days, affecting people’s health.
Untreated solid waste illegally buried and burned
On July 10, police caught workers of Shing Mark Vina Ltd Company carrying more than 3 tonnes of industrial solid waste to a burning kiln in the factory.
People ask for long-term solution over waste collection
Big heaps of waste that have appeared beside roads in Hà Nội’s inner city districts for the last three days are expected to be cleared up by Friday, as people living around the Nam Sơn landfill agreed to stop blocking the way to the city’s biggest dump.
Many rivers in northern provinces still polluted: Environment administration
Rivers in northern provinces are severely polluted, according to the Việt Nam Environment Administration.
Endangered sea turtle returns to the sea after rescue
The Chàm Island’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) management board has released a female Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys Olivacea) – an endangered species – after five months of care at the Đà Nẵng-based SaSa Marine animal rescue team.
Renewable energy has not met potential: conference
The development of wind and solar power has not reached its great potential, especially in the central and southern region, experts have said.
Six-man squad protects animals in Sơn Trà Peninsula
In the first six months this year, forest rangers discovered and seized thousands of animal traps, helping protect wildlife in Sơn Trà Peninsula.
Bình Dương fines 87 units for environment violations in first half
Eighty-seven facilities were fined for environmental violations in southern Bình Dương Province in the first half of 2020, according to local Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
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