Environment

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has asked other ministries, agencies and localities to take action in response to World Wetlands Day (February 2).

Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have requested the suspension of small-scale hydropower projects which would badly affect the environment.

An elderly man in HCM City has gathered litter at a local canal voluntarily for years for free.

An environment monitoring project for mangrove aquaculture (AQUAM) in Ca Mau was kicked off on January 15 by the Mekong Delta province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Australia’s University of Queensland and the Greenfield Consulting and Development Ltd (GFD).

Vice-Chairman of HCM City People's Committee Le Hoa Binh has met with Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam, Elizabeth Akkerman, to discuss co-operation over sustainable flood prevention planning for Thu Duc City.

Quang Binh Province will intensify the protection for 22 groups of 156 Hatinh langurs which listed as an endangered species.

A company in Long My Industrial Zone in Binh Dinh Province has been fined VND 210 million (USD9,131) for violating environmental protection regulations.

Animal protection organisation Humane Society International has launched an emotional commercial for air travellers of flag carrier Vietnam Airlines in the hope of reducing demand for rhino horn in Vietnam which will help to ultimately end the poaching of

The National Steering Committee for Natural Disasters Prevention has asked authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province to explain about the unusually large number of cattle that died in the last cold spell.

Hanoi has continued facing severe air pollution, badly affecting people’s health.

Beaches in the central city of Danang continue to face severe erosion after rain, raising concerns among local residents.

The residents in Thanh Xuan Ward, District 12, HCM City have been harassed by a group of some 10 monkeys that often destroy and loot their houses.

Lam Dong authorities have recalled several projects as it was discovered that 1,900 ha of forest land have been destroyed by incompetent firms.

Air quality in the capital city of Hanoi fell to dangerous levels in the first week of the New Year, particularly in inner city areas, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Chairman of Quang Nam Province Le Tri Thanh has ordered the illegal gold mines located inside the Song Thanh National Park to be destroyed.

Saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta in the 2020 – 21 dry season is expected to be higher than average, but not as severe as the last dry season.

The first Philippine eagle bred in captivity in an effort to save one of the world's most endangered birds has died from infections, conservationists said Friday.

Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment has advised residents to stay indoors as air pollution worsened on January 6.

The central province of Quang Nam has announced a decision to establish the Song Thanh National Park based on the Song Thanh Nature Reserve.