Environment

Dak Lak authorities have conducted an investigation into a serious forest destruction case at Yok Don National Park.

The dredging of Hoan Kiem Lake has been almost finished and is expected to finish ahead of schedule. Hanoi has also planned to use water from nearby wells to pour into the lake.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is home to nearly 18 million Vietnamese people, and is the most important rice field and fishing region of the country.

A wild monkey and a pygmy loris were recently handed over to the Wildlife Rescue and Protection Centre at the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

MIAMI: Many parts of the globe may catch a glimpse on Wednesday (Jan 31) of a giant crimson moon, thanks to a rare lunar trifecta that combines a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse.

Alarming pollution readings were recorded in the capital of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the previous year.

Authorities in central Quảng Bình Province have prosecuted two men for killing the goat-antelope Indochinese serow, which is listed as a near threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The total economic potential of ground-mounted solar projects in Vietnam is at least seven gigawatts under present market conditions, much higher than the national solar target of 0.8GW by 2020, according to experts.

Rapid development of resorts, hotels and entertainment projects in the Lý Sơn Island off the central coastal province of Quảng Ngãi threaten to seriously damage the ancient geography of the area related to volcanic eruptions 25 to 30 million

As environmental disputes, especially between citizens and businesses, are on the rise it’s important to ensure better environmental justice as well as people’s access to information and participation in decision-making in environmental matters that affect them.

Japan is considering upgrading its ageing lead whaling ship, a fisheries official confirmed Wednesday, in a sign that the country's controversial Antarctic hunts will continue despite international protests.

Sixteen international and non-governmental organisations working for wildlife conservation in Vietnam signed a joint letter urging strict punishment for Nguyễn Mậu Chiến and his accomplies for transnational wildlife trafficking.

Quang Tri province has signed an agreement with the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) under which the latter will continue to assist the local government with clearing unexploded ordnance (UXO) over the next three years.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is being helped to produce a detailed and workable draft plan to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

U.S. researchers have found that climate change resulting from more carbon dioxide emissions increases flower blooms in a tropical forest in Panama, according to a new study.

Sao Bien Beach in the central city of Danang’s Ngu Hanh Son District faces serious erosion.

Police in northern Quảng Ninh Province on Thursday started legal proceedings against a man arrested for trafficking endangered species.

Facebook has emerged as the top site for wildlife trafficking in the Philippines, a watchdog said Friday, with thousands of endangered crocodiles, snakes and turtles illegally traded in just three months.

Farmers in Ninh Thuan Province are complaining about being attacked by wild monkeys who are also destroying their vineyards.