Environment

It is imperative to speed up the building of action plans for carrying out the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21), said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

The HCM City government has signed up private firm Trungnam Group to carry out a massive anti-flood project in build-transfer mode.

Rivers have been overexploited, causing tremendous pressure on the livelihoods and water sources of the communities living on the riverbanks.

The forestry sector will focus on promoting the sustainable management and certification of forests in the coming years, according to Ha Cong Tuan, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A technology solution developed by Ba Ria-Vung Tau Urban Sewerage and Development Ltd Company to develop prefabricated barriers to protect river banks and sea dykes has been honored.

Head of Nha Trang Bay’s management board, Truong Kinh, said the body actually lacks management authority so they remain powerless to do anything about construction projects that are damaging the bay.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the building of a national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory system with the aim of creating a legal foundation for GHG inventory accounting in the country, a Government report said.

Old houses in Hoi An have been seriously damaged by dyke construction work which ironically was intended to protect the town.

Another company has been discovered polluting Nha Trang Bay while Khanh Hoa Province's authorities continue inspecting the environmental damage allegedly caused by Nha Trang Sao JSC.

The Vingroup officially opened the wildlife conservation park Vinpearl Safari in Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang.

The Department of Water Resources has announced its plan to build early-warning stations for tsunamis along coastal localities.

The infrastructure needs of the Mekong Delta to battle the impact of climate change will be a key factor before setting up six agro-ecological zones in the region, Deputy Minister of Construction Phan Thi My Linh said in Hanoi

Khanh Hoa Province's authorities will inspect accusations that Nha Trang Sao JSC have damaged the environment of Nha Trang Bay through their project.

China's persistent pollution and regular product safety scandals are driving an increasing number of consumers to build bubbles of clean air, purified water and safe products at home and in their cars.

Eight species of orchids that are at risk of extinction have been found in the Central Highlands area.

Hai Phong customs officials found and seized more than 2.2 tonnes of elephant tusks smuggled into Vietnam from Mozambique.

The ancient central city began construction of a 780m concrete dyke to protect the old quarter with total investment of 135 billion VND (6 million USD).

Primatologists have identified the 25 most endangered primates globally, of which three are endemic to Vietnam, according to a press release from the Fauna & Flora International Vietnam Programme.

If HCM City wants to offer its residents quality living, the most important thing is to improve its environmental quality, a city leader told a meeting held recently to discuss how to deal with polluting companies.