Legal quarries threaten national landscape site
Kim Sơn National Landscape Site in the central province of Thanh Hóa has been seriously impacted by legal quarrying activities, reported online Vietnam Business Forum magazine.
New app to monitor air quality launched
The General Department of Environment under the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has launched a new application called Envisoft to track environmental stats.
Mekong Delta provinces adapt to drought, saltwater intrusion
Provinces in the Mekong Delta are taking prompt action to help local residents adapt to drought and saltwater intrusion during the dry season.
Lâm Đồng takes steps to cope with low rainfall, high temperatures
The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Lâm Đồng is seeking more than VNĐ127 billion (US$5.5 million) from the Government to repair and dredge irrigation projects and water supply projects in rural areas during the peak drought season.
World Bank to fund water security project in Mekong Delta
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ seeks to borrow US$25 million from the World Bank to expand its local water supply network in the 2025-30 period under a proposed water project to be funded by the bank.
Lâm Đồng seeks ways to protect forests
Lâm Đồng Province is mulling solutions to protect its forests damaged by fires and slash-and-burn agriculture.
Quality weather forecasts predicted
PhD Mai Văn Khiêm, director of the National Centre for Meteorology, Hydrology and Weather Forecast talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on the need to raise the quality of the weather forecast.
Southern region swelters as month-long heat wave begins
The southern region, including HCM City, is suffering from a heat wave which is predicted to peak in late March and early April, according to the Southern Hydro-Meteorological Station.
Discussion urges smarter energy choices for sake of human health
Participants at a recent conference in Hà Nội called for smarter energy choices, given the impacts of coal power generation on air quality and air pollution’s influence on human health.
Mineral resources are public property: experts
Lại Hồng Thanh, deputy head of General Department of Geology and Minerals and Nguyễn Thế Chinh, head of Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, talk to the Vietnamese Government website about mineral resource management
Water issues to be severe in many localities: experts
Along with Mekong Delta, the central region will suffer prolonged drought and saline intrusion during the rest of this year’s dry season, experts warned.
Forests in Cà Mau at high risk of fire
More than 43,500ha of forest in the southern province of Cà Mau is at high risk of fire due to prolonged hot weather, according to the provincial forest management, agricultural and rural development departments.
German-funded project to support Việt Nam in Paris Agreement implementation
The main implementing agency on the Vietnamese side is the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).
Early forest fire warnings vital
Nguyễn Quốc Trí, director general of the Việt Nam Administration of Forestry, talks to Vietnam News Agency about the dangers of forest fires during the dry season
Nature reserve founded in central province
The Tam Giang-Cầu Hai Wetlands Nature Reserve has been founded following a decision by chairman of the Thừa Thiên-Huế People’s Committee Phan Ngọc Thọ.
Japan provides HCM City non-refundable grant of $16.8m to upgrade sewer system
HCM City and the Japanese Government on Feb 21 signed an agreement for non-refundable aid worth JPY1.882 billion (US$16.84 million) to upgrade the city’s existing sewerage system using trenchless technologies.
Crop restructuring will help farmers avoid losses
Nguyễn Hữu Thiện, an independent expert on Ecology in the Mekong Delta talks to the newspaper Nhân Dân (The People) on causes leading to the problem of severe salty-water intrusion in the Mekong delta region and measures on how to cope with it, in both short and long terms
Việt Nam builds public private collaboration to address plastic waste
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build public-private collaboration towards a circular economy in plastic waste management was signed in Hà Nội on Wednesday.
Central city pilots vetiver grass waste treatment system
A group of scientists and biological researchers from Đà Nẵng’s Teacher Training and Engineering College has developed a vetiver (Vetiveria Zizanioides) grass-based system to treat leaks at Khánh Sơn dump in the city.
Experts discuss economic tools for environmental protection
The conference aimed to summarise, evaluate and propose changes to perfect the system of economic tools available for environmental protection in Việt Nam, including various taxes and fees.
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