Environment

Saltwater intrusion is expected to increase in Mekong estuaries in late March while Vam Co and Cai Lon rivers in the South of Vietnam will see major saltwater intrusion until late April.

Eight earthquake monitoring stations have been installed in the areas of Thượng Kon Tum Hydropower Plant and Đăk Đrinh Hydropower Plant in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

In an effort to combat global climate change and extreme weather patterns which have caused severe human and property losses, Vietnam is resolved to plant 1 billion trees in the 2021-2025 period.

People in Tan Linh Commune in the outlying district of Ba Vi in Hanoi oppose local authorities’ site clearance and compensation policies for the Xuan Son landfill project.

An elephant has been found dead in the central province of Nghe An's Quy Chau District.

Tam Ky city, the central province of Quang Nam, has initiated a comprehensive effort to eradicate wildlife meat consumption in the region.

To achieve the goal of being carbon neutral by 2050 as committed at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Vietnam needs an investment of up to US$600 billion.

People in HCM City are struggling with the scorching heat, with temperatures rising up to 36 degrees celsius.

Almost 300 war-time explosives have been discovered in the central province of Quang Tri, thanks to the work of Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) and the RENEW project.

Police in Dien Chau District announced on Monday that they have prosecuted three men for violating the law on wildlife conservation and protection.

The northern region will face a new strong cold spell from February 13 after a long period of warm weather with high humidity.

A 34-year-old elephant in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has died from illness.

Saltwater intrusion has begun to increase in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s rivers, affecting irrigation of crops.

HCM City has been forecasted to see two high tide fronts this month, according to the Southern Hydrometeorological Observatory.

A wild elephant herd has attacked a facility of the Dak Lak Centre for Elephant Conservation, Animal Rescue and Forest Protection Management.

Police in the northern coastal city of Haiphong seized hundreds of kilos of ivory illegally imported from Africa at Lach Huyen Port on Thursday evening.

A man in the northern central province of Nghe An has just handed over two red-faced monkeys to local forest rangers.

Vietnam targets having 96% of urban household wastes collected and processed up to standards this year, said Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Vietnam Environment Administration Hoang Van Thuc.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to have a hotter summer this year.