Environment

Vietnam needed to take stronger action against desertification, the dire consequence of long-term inefficient use of land, a forestry expert has said.

The Management Board for northern waterway projects held a ground-breaking ceremony to build the embankments that protect the Red River’s banks in Phu Tho Province.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to with relevant ministries and agencies to establish a national Green Climate Fund.

An endangered bird species, Mi Langbian or Crocias langbianbis, has just been confirmed to be living in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

A 15-kilo fish with a flat body, short tail, and round head was caught by a fisherman off the central province of Nghe An.

Stakeholders who were allocated land designated for forestry purposes made use of only 20 to 30 percent of that land.

Hanoians continue to worry that even modest amounts of rain would flood the city.

Scientists in An Giang Province have successfully reproduced a rare fish species, which is listed in red book.

The Hon Me Rescue Centre for bears in Kien Giang Province has in the last three months, rescued 29 wild animals which had been captured illegally or discovered whilst being smuggled.

The Government is attempting to create a legal system to deal with the problem of importing toxic waste from other countries.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang answered public questions about land use polices and the environmental effects of production.

Experts warned that with the current flood control system, HCM City may be inadequate for a disaster similar to the one in Bangkok in 2011.

Arte, a cultural television channel of France and Germany, is shooting a film about the iconic turtle in the Hoan Kiem Lake of Hanoi, later this month.

The Education for Nature has launched a film making competition called “Say No to Bear Gall” to encourage Vietnamese people to protect bears in Vietnam.

Following the recent abnormal storm Pakhar that hit HCM City, similar or more powerful storms may continue to strike city and the southern region in the future, an expert has warned.

After blowing through Binh Thuan and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provinces, tropical storm Pakhar hit HCM City, and did not cause serious damage or human loss.

HCM City plans to build a green bus rapid transit route along Dong Tay Avenue, which will use green energy.

DTiNews has uncovered illegal logging that is decimating forests of Nghe An Province’s due to lax management.

Hanoi authorities gathered a meeting to discuss the surface water exploitation amid the warning that the underground water cannot satisfy the increasing demand of the city.