Environment

The Cat Ba langur is listed as one of the 25 most endangered species in the World Red Book. In Hai Phong, the staff of Cat Ba National Park are working hard to preserve the langur from the impact

An artistic wall painting contest entitled “2030 City” has been jointly launched by the Centre of Hands-on Actions and Networking for Growth and Environment (CHANGE), the 350.org and Da Kao ward’s Youth Union in Ho Chi Minh City.

Natural forest area in the Central Highlands region has been declining significantly due to illegal exploitation and deforestation.

As Hanoi authorities are trying to relocate floating restaurants from West Lake to protect the environment, the lake and nearby ponds are still being illegally occupied.

A fire broke out in the protected pine forest in Hanoi’s outlying district of Sóc Sơn on Monday, resulting in the destruction of 100 hectares.

A VNĐ473 billion (US$21 million) flood-prevention project in HCM City’s Bình Thạnh District will be implemented in the period of 2017-2018, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

Nepal has signed an agreement with a Chinese company to build the largest hydroelectric plant in the impoverished landlocked country, which suffers from a chronic energy shortage.

The VNĐ3.3 trillion (US$143.5 million) Cái Lớn-Cái Bé dual sluice project aims to control saline intrusion and adapt to climate change in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta Province of Kiên Giang. However, experts, managers and residents are uncertain about its impact.

Hungary will share its experience with Hanoi to help remove oil and grease from water and purify the city’s lakes, Kovacs Karoly, president of Hungarian Water Association, said.

Some 1,625 people have engaged in the Hạ Long-Cát Bà Alliance and 109 people have benefited from sustainable management and conservation of resources with the project’s support.

Northern provinces are suffering the first major heat spell of summer 2017, with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius.

The state-owned Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company will begin cleaning up Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake.

Hydropower dams on the Upper Mekong River have seriously affected the Mekong Delta region.

Danang People's Committee said that they had submitted the report about Son Tra tourism development master plan to the prime minister.

A summer youth volunteer campaign and a beach-cleaning activity were launched on Sunday in the central Thanh Hóa Province, to observe World Environment Day 2017 (June 5).

A ban on sand mining in the area of Thu Bồn River’s Cửa Đại estuary and Hội An’s beaches may help save Cửa Đại Beach from worsening erosion.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam demanded a halt to the Son Tra tourism development master plan for three months to review the plan.

Due to insufficient management, hundreds of hectares of forest in Gia Lai province have been illegally converted to domestic housing and agricultural land.

HCM City authorities will carry out regular checks of housing projects to ensure they have the stipulated green areas, with a focus on large projects already occupied by residents.