Rubbish dumps blight residential areas
Dozens of temporary garbage dumps have formed in residential areas of Dong Nai Province due to a shortage of landfill sites, causing serious pollution that affects local people's health.
Environment
Scientists say 15% carbon emissions cut needed
The chances of hitting the UN's global warming target are diminishing, but the goal can still be met if greenhouse-gas emissions fall by 15 percent by 2020, scientists said.
Polar ice loss accelerating, study finds
Ice loss in Antarctica and Greenland has contributed nearly half an inch to the rise in sea levels in the past 20 years, according to an assessment of polar ice sheet melting.
Vietnam targets 2014 for bio-fuel project
Vietnam will start blending bio-fuels with petrol to power road vehicles from 2014, as the government seeks to push ahead with its commitment to establish green credentials.
Thua Thien Hue aided in climate change mitigation initiative
The Worldwide Fund for Nature has kicked off a project to help Thua Thien Hue Province adapt and mitigate climate change.
Seas rising 60 percent faster than UN forecast: study
Sea levels are rising 60-percent faster than the UN's climate panel forecast in its most recent assessment, scientists reported.
Pollution chases, besieges, kills aquaculture
The aquaculture has been threatened by the uncontrollable industrial production development which has caused serious pollution everywhere.
Vietnam acts on emissions
Energy usage contributes up to 35% of Vietnam's total greenhouse gas emissions, Dr Nguyen Thi Hien Thuan from the Vietnam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment said.
PM approves carbon trading scheme
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to manage greenhouse gas emissions and establish a carbon trading scheme.
Ca Mau Cape national park to become world Ramsar
Mui Ca Mau (Ca Mau Cape) National Park in the southernmost province of Ca Mau will be recognised as a new Ramsar site of the world and the fifth in Vietnam.
Vietnam aims to join global carbon market
Vietnam is preparing to further enhance its green credentials on the world stage by joining the global carbon market after 2020.
Effort to reduce motorbike fuel exhaust fumes
A project to reduce fumes from motorbike fuel exhausts has been prepared and is expected to be submitted to the PM by the end of this year.
Worldwide anti-dolphin, whale hunt rallies planned
Anti-whaling activists said Thursday there would be demonstrations in Tokyo and eight other cities around the world this weekend against Japan's hunt.
France provides aid to Danang for climate change
An agreement was signed to provide aid to Danang City in order to create a study on how best to respond to climate change.
Kien Giang needs USD44 mil to cope with climate change
The southern province of Kien Giang needs more than USD44 million to cope with climate change, according to the German International Cooperation.
Delta crops face threat from salt
With the annual flooding not occurring in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta this year, salination has become a major problem affecting agriculture as well as water supply.
Greenhouse gases rose to record levels in 2011: UN
The volume of greenhouse gases causing global warming rose to a new high last year, the UN World Meteorological Organisation said.
World Bank fears devastating 4.0 degree warming
The WB warned that global temperatures could rise by four degrees this century without immediate action.
HCM City: air monitoring system gets paralyzed
The most important air monitory equipment in HCM City have got “retired” after a long working period.
WB helps phase out ozone-depleting substances
The World Bank approved a $9.76 million grant to support Vietnam’s efforts in phasing out Hydrochlorofluorocarbons.
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