Efforts made to reduce plastic waste in oceans

Great strides have been made in the past to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the ocean around Việt Nam, but more effort is needed to tackle the growing problem. 

Two families of endangered langurs found in Quảng Nam Two families of 10 gray-shanked douc langurs (pygathrix cinerea) – a critically endangered (CR) species – have been newly found in the 30ha secondary forest in Tam Mỹ Tây commune of the central province’s Núi Thành district.

Two families of endangered langurs found in Quảng Nam Two families of 10 gray-shanked douc langurs (pygathrix cinerea) – a critically endangered (CR) species – have been newly found in the 30ha secondary forest in Tam Mỹ Tây commune of the central province’s Núi Thành district.

Việt Nam's public supports closing wildlife markets, WWF survey finds While questions remain about the exact origins of COVID-19, the World Health Organisation has confirmed it is a zoonotic disease, meaning it jumped from wildlife to humans.

Việt Nam saves over VNĐ800 million worth of electricity during Earth Hour Việt Nam saved 436,000kWh of electricity, equivalent to VNĐ812.9 million (US$34,928), for one hour from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on March 28, in response to Earth Hour 2020, according to the National Power Dispatch Centre.

WWF-Việt Nam, GreenViet work to protect endangered primates

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Việt Nam and the Centre of Biodiversity Conservation, GreenViet, will work together on a project to protect the gray-shanked douc langurs in the central province’s Núi Thành district in 2020.

National park releases rare sea turtles into sea

More than 1,530 rare baby sea turtles belonging to several species have been released into the sea in Núi Chúa National Park in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuận this year.

Wildcat sent to rescue centre The Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Creatures Development at Cát Tiên National Park in Đồng Nai Province has received a rare leopard cat rescued from the Gia An 115 Hospital in HCM City.

GPS tracking launched to monitor wild elephants

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Việt Nam, in co-operation with Đắk Lắc Elephant Conservation Centre, plans to launch a GPS supervision project on wild elephant herds found in the province.

Climate inaction tantamount to violence

We cannot ignore it: Climate Strike, initiated by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg, has spread across the globe, and its impact has been immense.