Environment

In Hanoi, the air quality index on March 1 to 3 ranged from 114 to 388 and the particulate matter 2.5 was three times higher than national standards and seven times higher than WHO standards.

Wild animals are being kept in abject conditions in a private zoo in the southern province of Long An.

Specialists and policy-makers from Japan, Cambodia, the U.S., ASEAN member countries and Vietnam gathered in Hanoi on March 3 to join the opening ceremony of the 7th High Level Seminar on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC).

Nine animals belonging to rare and endangered species have been released back into the wild at the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

Wildlife trafficking in Vietnam and the high demand for exotic meat, jewelry, medicine and even pets is a threat not only to bio-diversity, but also to public health, according to environment experts.

US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius talked to the Vietnam Investment Review Newspaper about US plans to support climate change adaptation activities in the Red River Delta region.

Vietnam is suffering its worst drought in nearly a century with salinisation hitting farmers especially hard in the crucial southern Mekong delta, experts said.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has announced it has assigned the Department of Water Resources Management the task of making thorough preparations for the 2016 World Water Day celebrations.

Ninh Thuan Province’s lakes and reservoirs have already dried up even though the dry season has just begun.

Hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings emerge above a Philippine beach at night and immediately look to the sea, hoping to beat huge odds and start a remarkable trans-oceanic journey lasting decades.

Vietnam is one of the countries most vulnerable to impacts of climate change, the United States Ambassador (US) to Vietnam Ted Osius said.

HCM City residents could face a water shortage this year as El Nino and climate change caused an unexpected increase in the salinity of the Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers, which provide most of the city's water.

Prolonged dry weather has raised the risk of fires in 12 provinces to Level V (extremely dangerous).

Many environmentally friendly products such as biodegradable packages and non-baked bricks have been in the market for years, but the enterprises that produce these products are having a hard time developing them.

Up to 40% of the Mekong Delta’s area could be flooded by the end of the 21st century if the sea level rises by a metre and Vietnam fails to provide solutions, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Vietnam’s rural areas are suffering from pollution and without strict control, the situation is likely to get worse.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will provide financial support for localities in the Mekong Delta regions which have been affected by acute drought and salt intrusion.

Vingroup has dismissed reports on social media in recent days that thousands of animals had died at its wildlife safari park in Phu Quoc Island as false.

Vietnam’s first carnivore and pangolin education centre has been launched in the Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh province on the fifth anniversary of World Pangolin Day.