Environment

The southernmost province of Ca Mau will temporarily close the U Minh Ha cajuput forest from February 4 till the end of April as the dry season poses a high risk of catching fires for the area.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the US Agency for International Development signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen disaster response managementon February 2.

From improving institutions to devising detailed plans for each sector, Vietnam is making every effort in order to dramatically reduce CO2 emissions by 2030.

As the flow of the Red River changed due to the impacts of climate change and socio-economic development, the Red River Delta region would face problems, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Van Thang.

Environmental police in central Nghe An Province have arrested a local man for illegally trading wild and rare animals after a raid that uncovered 48 dead monkeys inside freezers.

Frustrated and incensed residents of Huong Phuoc and Tan Cang villages in Dong Nai Province have been blocking roads used by quarries to transport rocks since Monday.

The framework of the national biodiversity database, the result of a three-year US$3 million project funded by the Japan International Co-operation Agency, was announced on January 27 in Hanoi.

Le Thi Trang has been nominated for an International Future for Nature Award 2015 for her work in protecting wildlife from hunters in Vietnam.

Cat Ba National Park in the northern port city of Hai Phong is a safe haven for thousands of creatures, including many rare animals. Biodiversity in this park has been protected and promoted thanks to the tireless efforts of

Rare Ha Tinh langurs were found on a mountain in central Quang Binh, according to the local Forest Ranger Department.

Beijing plans to shut 300 companies this year to help reduce choking air pollution in the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua news agency said.

A Government working team led by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai inspected the erosion at the sea dyke along the eastern coastline and the Ca Mau Cape in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment introduced the first Biennial Update Reports (BUR1) of Vietnam to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at a workshop in Hanoi on January 23.

Bears are starving to death, being kept in horrifying conditions, are ill treated and lack medical care on bile farms in Ha Long City, Animals Asia says.

A new project titled ‘Strengthening Capacity and Institutional Reform for Green Growth and Sustainable Development in Vietnam’ (CIGG) was launched at a workshop in Hanoi on January 21, seeking to boost the country’s efforts in accelerating green growth.

Efforts to prevent local residents from living on houseboats in Ha Long Bay have largely failed due to a lack of aquaculture planning and management. Their continued presence has some concerned that they will continue to contribute to Ha

Hanoi is to get a National Museum of Nature after the government approved a proposal by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Ha Bac Chemical and Fertilizer Company has been fined VND350m for polluting the Thuong River with an accidental discharge of untreated waste water, Bac Giang Province authorities said.

The Prime Minister has approved the allocation of VND3,000 billion or US$140.6 million from the State budget in 2015 for climate change projects.