Environment

The Vietnamese Government has committed to joining hands with governments in the region and the world to reduce biodiversity loss by 2030 for sustainable development.

Beaches in the central province of Quang Nam’s Hoi An Town have been severely battered by recent storms.

A hydropower plant in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has repeatedly breached storage water regulations despite a ban by authorities.

Natural disasters could shave 1.5 percent off annual GDP or even more if no appropriate measures are taken in response to climate change, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Large amounts of rubbish have been washed ashore on a beach of the central city of Danang as a result of Storm Vamco.

Seven illegally-held bears which were in captivity for up to 20 years in the southern province of Binh Duong have been rescued.

Con Dao National Park has been officially recognised as a member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia, becoming the 11th member of the marine turtles conservation network.

Tonnes of rubbish have covered a beach in the central province of Ha Tinh, causing environmental pollution.

The Green Horizon Summit and the ongoing “Race to Zero Dialogues” campaign have kick-started global efforts towards the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The Danang Circular Economy Hub has officially been launched in the central city.

Dantri/DTiNews will help build 50 floating houses for the people in the flood-prone areas in the central region thanks to readers' donations.

Eleven international organisations operating in Vietnam and supported by the Belgian Government signed a commitment on further contributions to environmental sustainability at a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 9.

India's environmental court on Monday ordered a ban on firecrackers during the country's biggest annual festival in cities battling hazardously poor air quality, citing a link between pollution and a coronavirus surge.

The proposal to release around 150 monkeys at Cao Dai Holy See in the southern central province of Tay Ninh into the wild has been sent to provincial authorities.

Predictions on the intensity and impacts of environmental issues on various socio-economic aspects must be highlighted in the draft documents to be submitted to the 13th National Party Congress, an official has said.

Vietnam, as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, is set to develop a roadmap to implement market-based carbon pricing tools as part of its effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Some 600 tonnes of rubbish piled up in Hanoi's Cau Giay District will be cleared this week.

Forested areas in Vietnam’s central region increased by 373,887 ha in the 2015-2019 period, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Some officials have failed to fulfil their task and supported the illegal poisoning and cutting of pine forests in Dak Nong Province, according to an investigation.