Environment

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has just held a meeting with central and local Party agencies, various ministries and other organisations on the critical issue of wildlife conservation.

Green buildings are still rare in Vietnam though the country is among the 10 most vulnerable in the world to climate change and sea level rise.

Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment Schultz Van Hagen has handed over the “Mekong Delta Project” to Vietnam at a High level meeting on a shared framework for Mekong Delta Development.

A project aiming to strengthen national capacity to develop sound policies relating to natural resources management and environment protection was launched yesterday in Hanoi.

Heavy snowfall and thick ice layer covered O Quy Ho Mountain Pass in Lao Cai Province as temperature was recorded at minus one Celsius degree.

A survey conducted in Ha Giang Province, beginning in September, determined that 108 to 113 Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus avunculus) are living in the Khau Ca Species and Habitat Conservation Area.

The Mekong Delta coastal province of Tra Vinh has planted significantly more hectares of mangrove forest in a bid to recover its protective forest to adapt to climate change.

People in Quang Binh Province have accused three local cement companies of polluting the environment, which they claim has led to the deaths of 50-60 people yearly.

More than 843 tonnes of untreated toxic waste illegally dumped by Nicotex Thanh Thai Company in central Thanh Hoa Province's Cam Van commune have been excavated.

Hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled on Friday in China's commercial hub of Shanghai as record levels of air pollution shrouded the city in smog, prompting authorities to issue the highest level of health warning.

The German Society for International Cooperation and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development met in Hanoi on December 6 to review the implementation of a German-funded Vietnamese forest biodiversity preservation project.

Australian researchers said Thursday they had established the existence of vast freshwater reserves trapped beneath the ocean floor which could sustain future generations as current sources dwindle.

Flood tide in HCM City on December 4 night rose to 1.68 metres, only one month and a half after first hitting this record level on October 21.

The UN's new Green Climate Fund (GCF)opened its headquarters in South Korea on Wednesday, facing the key challenge of funding its mission to support low carbon projects around the world.

The flood tide in Ho Chi Minh City is forecast to reach 1.68m on December 5 and 6, a record level in the past six decades.

Vietnamese and foreign experts have shared experience and technology on the assessment and remediation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and dioxin pollution in Vietnam.

A 40-strong pack of wolves thought to be endangered Asiatic wild dogs (Cuon alpines) have come under attack from farmers in northern mountainous Son La Province's Muong Lan Commune trying to protect their livestock.

The WB has decided to finance USD25 million for investment in Vietnam to help manage water resources and climate risks in the Mekong Delta region.

More than 600 trees of 45 species in 35 cities and provinces nationwide have been recognised as Vietnam ’s heritage trees.