Environment

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is planning to raise fines for illegal mineral exploitation in a bid to curb rampant violations and reduce pollution from such activities.

A toll-free wild animal protection hot line was established by Education for Nature Vietnam to mark International Biodiversity Day.

Mekong Delta authorities must protect wetland areas against the impact of economic development through advanced conservation measures, experts have recommended.

Scientists from the WWF say that the Asian unicorn, is often caught in wire snares that hunters set to catch other animals which are targeted by the demand of traditional medicine.

MoNRE called for educational campaigns in an effort towards preserving biodiversity, poverty reduction and coping with climate change of Mekong Delta.

Coastal forest in the Mekong Delta is being narrowed while the sea is infiltrating deeply into the mainland.

The Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve has officially become the 580th biosphere reserve of the world and one of the eight world biosphere reserves in Vietnam.

Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday.

It's been hundreds of years since the Tasmanian devil last lived on the Australian mainland but a pioneering group is being bred for survival.

Lam Dong authorities decided to chop down 247 pine trees of the Dalat special-use forest to give place for mineral exploitation.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Germany’s Ministry of the Environment held a seminar on Germany’s experiences in dealing with land pollution in Hanoi.

With hope of expanding tiger population, MoNRE submitted a draft National Tiger Conservation Programme to the Prime Minister at the end of April.

Young residents of big cities are expressing their concerns about pressing environmental problems by urging residents and authorities to actively take part in reducing pollution levels.

Province and city authorities have started repairs and upgrades on irrigation systems and reservoirs ahead of the wet season.

The HCM City Environmental Crime Prevention and Fighting Police Department discovered five factories in District 12 discharging untreated wastewater and emissions into the environment.

HCM City's environment protection programme has not been effective as it has faced many obstacles that have rendered the anti-pollution measures redundant, local residents said.

The practice of using bear bile and other products for medicinal purposes has pushed the species to the brink of extinction, according to a recent study.

The US will invest $43 milllion in a project to deal with the environmental impact of AO/dioxin poisoning at Danang airport.

The vast swirl of plastic waste floating in the North Pacific has grown 100-fold over the last 40 years, according to a research paper published Wednesday.