Việt Nam News

Chư Mom Ray National Park's use of advanced technology for management has reduced the number of illegal logging cases and forest fires.

Trần Minh Tiến, owner of a shop in Long An Province, said he sells some 10 kinds of goods made from natural and environment-friendly materials such as grasses, bamboo and coconut fibre, replacing products made from plastic.

The Government has approved a programme to reduce the number of polluting enterprises by 2020.

Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW), in co-operation with Cúc Phương National Park has successfully released 25 Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) into a safe habitat for the species.

Residents in HCM City’s District 7 have demanded that authorities should resolve the environmental problems caused by the Đa Phước solid waste treatment complex and the bad odour from its landfill.

Recent hot weather caused fires in Sơn Tiến Commune, in the central province of Hà Tĩnh, which then spread to the neighbouring province of Nghệ An, leaving damage in Khánh Sơn Commune.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is seeking approval from the Government to build a Vũng Tàu – Gò Công sea dyke in an effort to combat waterlogging in HCM City.

Illegal exploitation of minerals continues in some districts in the northern mountainous province of Phú Thọ. This has caused concern among the residents, reported the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

As Hà Nội farmers have finished harvesting rice, people living in suburban areas have complained about the smoke in the air caused by the burning of straw fields.

Flood recovery work is underway in the northern provinces of Lai Châu, Hà Giang, Lào Cai and Điện Biên after days of torrential rain claimed lives and destroyed property.

Achim Steiner, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator and Vice Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group at the 6th Global Environment Facility spoke to Việt Nam News about the event and the future of global co-operation on climate change

The southernmost province of Cà Mau plans to build 2,100 metres of sea embankments over the next three months to protect dykes at high risk of breaching.

Việt Nam should improve the country’s institutions and legal documents to enhance efficiency in natural disaster prevention and control, said Hoàng Văn Thắng, deputy minister of agriculture and rural development.

Representatives of 40 Vietnamese and German companies in Việt Nam pledged to adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards wildlife crimes at a workshop here today.

All of Hòa Bình, Sơn La, Lai Châu and Hội Quảng-Bản Chát hydroelectric plants are operating stably, safely and are ready for flood season this year.

Despite limited funds and many challenges, Việt Nam has included conservation and climate change mitigation efforts in the country’s socio-economic development plan as it faces pollution, rising sea levels and environmental degradation.

Environment police in central Hà Tĩnh Province discovered the illegal transport of 37 rare, wild animals from Laos to neighboring Nghệ An Province during the weekend.

Despites efforts by authorities, pollution at industrial parks and clusters in the Mekong province of Cà Mau has risen to alarming levels, affecting the lives of local residents.