Environment

Pesticide cleanup halted after residents spot water leak

The Natural Resources and Environment Department of central Thanh Hoa Province temporarily suspended Nicotex Thanh Thai Company from treating 709 tonnes of pesticide-contaminated soil in Cam Thuy District's Cam Van Commune after local residents' complaints.

Crab bank to conserve the crustacean

A blue swimming crab bank set up in Phu Quoc has helped fishermen improve their incomes while also conserving the species, a speciality of the island.

Fansipan fir and rhododendron trees to be honoured

Leaders of Hoang Lien National Park is proposing to honour the groups of fir and rhododendron trees as Vietnam's heritage.

Delta faces major water crisis

More efforts must be made to efficiently manage and use scarce water resources of the Mekong River as climate change and rapid development to produce electricity have threatened its sustainability.

Circular aims to curb groundwater exploitation

Individuals and organisations wanting to exploit groundwater in areas where water levels have decreased for three consecutive years, are required to register with the local People's Committees by July 15.

New study shows Indonesia's disastrous deforestation

Satellite images have found that Indonesia's ancient forests, a cradle of biodiversity and a buffer against climate change, have shrunk much faster than thought, scientists said.

Denmark invests in green energy in Vietnam

Denmark is seeking cooperation with Vietnam in the energy sector on the back of its effective use of renewable energy.

Official urges new waste strategy

Urban waste treatment should be handed over to private operators since public facilities have proved inefficient, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has said.

National Assembly passes revised environment law

More than 86 percent of National Assembly deputies approved a draft revised Environment Protection Law on June 23 afternoon during the NA’s ongoing seventh session.

Proliferation of restaurants around West Lake causes pollution

Parts of West Lake in Hanoi City have seriously deteriorated due to the waste of an increasing number of restaurants and shops.

HCM City seizes 90kg of ivory disguised as food

Customs officials at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City have seized more than 90kg of ivory with a total value estimated at VND4 billion.

Rare flora preserved at Tram Chim National Park

Eight species of flora enlisted in Vietnam’s Red Book are being preserved at the Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, which enhances the ecological balance and the rehabilitation of regional species that are

Climate change to hit urban poor the hardest

The urban poor are often the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in Vietnam, and housing insecurity for the urban poor is a key dimension of poverty.

Vietnam's coral reefs face extinction

Many species of coral reefs in Vietnam are on the verge of extinction as a result of over exploitation.

Vietnam, Netherlands join efforts to cope with climate change

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and his counterpart Mark Rutte co-chaired a high-level conference on collaborative support to development of the Mekong Delta in Hanoi.

Obama to create world's largest ocean preserve

Moving to protect fragile marine life, President Barack Obama announced plans Tuesday to create the largest ocean preserve in the world by banning drilling, fishing and other activities in a massive stretch of the Pacific Ocean.

Illegal mining activities outrage ethnic farmers

Many ethnic households in the northern mountainous Lai Chau Province's Ban Giang Commune have accused a farm owner of illegally exploiting minerals, which has polluted the environment and damaged crops.

Two new spotted toad species discovered in Vietnam

Russian scientists have announced the discovery of two new spotted toad species after conducting a research in Bao Loc district, Lam Dong province.

Endangered delicacy: Japan eel on species red list

The Japanese eel, a popular summertime delicacy that has become prohibitively expensive due to overfishing, has been put on the international conservation "red list" in a move that may speed up Japan's push for industrial farming of the species.

77 smuggled elephant tusks seized

Customs officers from Anti-Smuggling Department under General Department of Vietnam Customs and Tan Son Nhat Airport Customs Division on have seized 77 elephant tusks allegedly transported from Nigeria.

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