Environment

Lâm Đức Du, a forest ranger on Côn Đảo Island in the southern province of Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu, wakes up at midnight, picks up his flashlight and goes down to the beach to collect turtle eggs.

A cold spell is forecasted to arrive in the northern region on September 7.

The fourth edition of Vietnam’s International Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Exhibition (RE & EE Vietnam) will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City from September 12 to 14.

Sri Lankan authorities on Monday began investigating the deaths of wild elephants in the east of the island after pulling seven carcasses out of a marsh, a minister said.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has completed a mural project to raise awareness about sea turtles in Quang Ngai's Ly Son Island.

A ceremony was held in Da Nang central city on August 31 to receive the title of National Capital 2018 by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s One Planet City Challenge programme.

Vietnam is strengthening its co-operation with international organisations to protect endangered species, an official has said.

Vietnam is a country vulnerable to the effects of climate change and as such, it considers adaptation a mandatory requirement to survive, said an official of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Danang City People's Committee on Wednesday issued fines of VND160 million to a hotel investor for directly discharging wastewater onto a local beach.

Industrial waste has been piling up on several streets in HCM City, creating pollution and hurting the quality of life of local residents.

Charity Animal Asia has received five Himalayan black bears from a farm in the southern province of Tien Giang which will be transferred to the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre.

The National Coordination Committee for Mangroves for the Future (MFF) co-ordinated with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Vietnam to organise a workshop to share experience on improving the resilience of coastal ecosystems and communities.

Cu Lao Cham Island in the central province of Quang Nam is facing the severe shortage of fresh water partially due to the on-going drought.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has launched a service to visitors to learn about wild animals.

The Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) launched a short film on August 22, calling for a joint effort to stop the rhino carnage in Africa and end the rhino horn trade.

Amid the peak of the rainy season, dyke violations in Hanoi are set to rear their ugly head.

An international conference on the challenges facing renewable energy in Vietnam will be held at Sofitel Saigon Plaza in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is developing a project to improve waste treatment and management in both rural and urban areas.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has yet to approve a proposal from a thermo electric power project on the dumping of 2.5 million cubic metres of waste mud into the local sea.