The central province of Nghệ An will spend VNĐ19 billion (US$818,000) on elephant conservation by 2025, a conference heard on Monday.
Like an army, each mature worm can eat a corn bud in a few days then keep munching the whole plant.
Water shortage in Hội An tourism city, the central Việt Nam, was greatly affecting the lives of thousands of local households and tourists.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp has urged localities nationwide to step up the construction and repair of structures designed to prevent erosion along river banks and coastal areas before the rainy season in order to minimise losses caused by natural disasters.
Villages across the country have benefited from the country’s economic development, however, many do not measures in place to deal with environmental protection.
Local resident Trần Văn Ba said the farmers used to use water from the commune’s irrigation canal for farming but now, they did not dare.
An air quality monitoring system placed at the Embassy of France in Hà Nội – 57 Trần Hưng Đạo Street – started operation on Tuesday, raising the number of France-funded air quality monitoring systems in Hà Nội to 11.
Rapid urbanisation is reducing green areas in HCM City, with parks coming under increasing threat from shops, cafes, office blocks and parking lots.
Urban heat islands in HCM City and other large cities in Việt Nam are causing heat waves with some of the highest recorded temperatures ever in the country, affecting public health.
