Sustainable protection needed for Sơn Trà Reserve

Human activities in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve had changed the basic instincts of langurs and monkeys, while threatening the primate population with human-to-wildlife transmitted diseases, according to biologist Trần Hữu Vỹ.

Vân Kiều ethnic minority man protects the forest by taking it home

Hồ Ra Ơi, a Vân Kiều ethnic minority man in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Krông, has his own unique way of protecting the forest.

Lâm Đồng investigates forest destruction A joint investigation between police and officials has been carried out into the destruction of a pine forest in Lâm Hà District.

Buddhist monk suspended for inappropriate behaviour

The abbot from a Buddhist monastery in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc has been suspended from his position for behaving inappropriately.

Police burst wood smuggling ring  The People's Court of the central province of Đắk Nông has sentenced to 25 defendants involved in an illegal logging and smuggling ring.

Balanced care for ethnic minority people urged National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has emphasised the necessity to improve, facilitate and preserve cultural and spiritual life of ethnic minority people alongside attention to social and economic development.

Drought in Phú Yên destroys several hectares of forest

The prolonged severe drought has dried up thousands of hectares of protection forest in the southern coastal province of Phú Yên, causing many forest fires.

Central province urged to boost green, sustainable development The province also needs to pay more attention to the preservation and promotion of cultural values.

Norway blocks 30 mn-euro deforestation subsidy to Brazil Norway said it would halt Amazon protection subsidies worth 30 million euros (US$33 million) to Brazil, which it accused of turning its back on the fight against deforestation.

Putin thinks Trump's offer means that full-format bilateral relations will be restored Russian President Vladimir Putin appreciates US President Donald Trump's offer to help with extinguishing wildfires in Siberia as a signal that Moscow and Washington will manage to fully normalise relations in the future, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday.