Lâm Đồng pine forest poisoned Nearly 6,500sq.m of 30-year-old pine forest in Lộc Ngãi Commune, Bảo Lâm District, the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng has been poisoned, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Management board tries to keep Côn Đảo National Park clean Keeping the Côn Đảo National Park clean and conserving biodiversity is the top priority for its management board.

Bắc Kạn to prosecute deforestation culprits

Police in Bạch Thông District, Bắc Kạn Province have reported that they are rushing to file prosecution documents against people involved in recent incidents of illegal deforestation.

Prevention of illegal wildlife trade remains a tall order

The illegal hunting and trade of wild animals has become a complex global business with tens of thousands of animals confiscated by authorities in Việt Nam alone.

Pine trees felled in Lâm Đồng The area is located less than 150m from the station of the district’s protective forest management board

Kiên Giang on high alert for forest fires

The Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang has some 13,000ha of forests facing a major threat of fires in An Minh, Hòn Đất, Giang Thành, and Phú Quốc districts.

Rangers on Côn Đảo Island protect sea and forest

Forest rangers on Côn Đảo Island, in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, are familiar with a busy schedule because they not only patrol the forests, they also have to protect aquatic resources.

Rare trees cut down in nature reserve

On December 5, tens of rare timber trees such as chò (White Meranti), sến (Lauan, Meranti) and lim (ironwood) were found to be chopped down in the forest area in Village 5 in Trà Đốc Commune in Trà Đốc Nature Reserve in central Quảng Nam Province.

Endangered turtle trafficking under investigation

The Forest Protection Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been conducting an investigation into the trafficking of big-headed turtles (Platysternon megacephalum) in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp, Vietnam News Agency reported on Thursday.

Visiting Đoòng village in Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng

Đoòng village in Tân Trạch commune, Bố Trạch district, Quảng Bình province, is home to the Bru-Vân Kiều ethnic minority group. The village is on a flat mound in the middle of a valley close to Én Cave and Sơn Đoòng Cave. With 10 households and about 42 members, the village is isolated and a mystery to tourists and travellers.