Environment

Rubbish has blanketed streets around the Hoan Kiem Lake area following the New Year’s Eve countdown on Sunday night.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasised the need for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) to train and build a contingent of capable officials and public servants to fulfill the difficult and complicated tasks related to

People in the northern province of Hoa Binh’s Luong Son District have protested against mining explosions at a local stone quarry blaming it for causing environmental pollution.

Another pangolin has successfully given birth at the Saigon Zoo in HCM City.

A rare green turtle weighing around 80 kilos has been rescued after being stranded at a beach in Con Dao District in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

A total of US$41 million in carbon credit sales is the first forest proceeds from six north central provinces from the emission reduction agreement with the World Bank.

An unlicensed dumping ground which covers thousands of square metres has existed in Hanoi's outlying district of Thach That for many years.

Ten localities in Vietnam are taking actions to fight plastic pollution under Plastic Smart Cities (PSC), an initiative put forward by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Two of four wallabies recently trafficked into Vietnam have died a short time after being sent to the Hoang Lien Rescue and Conservation Centre in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

The Vu Quang National Park has announced that the 85 camera traps they have installed to monitor biodiversity have captured 58 rare and endangered wildlife species.

The second phase of Vietnam's HCFC Phase-out Management Project has achieved many positive results, contributing to the protection of the ozone layer and helping the country fulfil its committed goals following the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol.

A large spring in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau is dying from serious pollution caused by edible canna noodles production plants operating in the area.

The Save Vietnam’s Wildlife Centre has released 17 rare pangolins and a macaque back to the wild.

The central city has been boosting the deployment of clean energy and advanced energy systems, such as rooftop solar and electric vehicles, by launching four policies and regulations, contributing to turning the National Strategy for Energy Development into action.

Vietnam aims to use organic fertiliser for 50% of the total cultivation area nationwide by 2050, and have at least 80% of centrally-run cities and provinces build organic fertiliser farming models.

The northern region of Vietnam is expected to experience the strongest cold this winter this weekend after warm weekdays, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Many farmers in the southern province of Dong Nai have continued to lose their crops to wild elephants seeking food while local authorities are trying to complete the electric fences around the forest to avoid human-elephant conflicts.

Measures to tackle water resource-related challenges in Vietnam were the centre of discussion at a workshop held in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on December 6.

Environmental change hits the poorest the hardest, experts say, and in India's toxic smog-filled capital that includes the air people breathe.