Environment

Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Xuan Ha and Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman have signed an agreement for Development Related Investment Infrastructure Vehicle (DRIVE) funded by the Netherlands Invest International, to support the Vinh Long Climate Resilience Project.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked localities to launch a tree planting festival, aiming for at least 20 percent rise in the number of newly-planted trees compared to the figure of 2021.

The Cuc Phuong National Park kicked off an education programme with a view to inspiring the love for nature in the community by helping them take part in the care, treatment, and health recovery for animals, especially the ones

HCM City has been piloting a free-of-charge motorbike emission test to remove old and poor quality vehicles from the roads, reducing emissions into the air and improving environmental quality. However, there have been some bumps in the road.

Dong Nai Province is building more electric fences to prevent wild elephants from entering residential areas.

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has been collaborating with the Long An Provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment to carry out various waste treatment activities including piloting a model on waste separation at source; separately collecting

A rare green sea turtle has been rescued after being kept by a household in the central province of Quang Nam for three years.

Electric vehicles have high development potential in Vietnam amid the growing trend of using green and clean energy, heard an online conference held by Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) and the Giao thong (Transport) newspaper.

Typhoon Rai, the ninth storm to hit the East Sea this year, rapidly weakened into a tropical depression on December 20 evening and no longer threatened Vietnam’s waters and mainland.

Many southern areas including HCM City are seeing high levels of UV radiation according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development recently launched the “Plastic and Health Action Partnership” for the purpose of reducing impact of plastic wastes on

The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment co-ordinated with the United States Agency for International Development on the launch of the “Plastic and Health Action Partnership” in Hanoi.

The northern province of Bac Ninh has approved a USD58 million waste-to-energy project.

The second Vietnam-Japan Environment Week was kicked off on December 16 aimed at creating opportunities for enterprises of Vietnam and Japan to exchange activities related to the environment and how to respond to climate change.

Air pollution engulfed Hanoi along with several neighbouring northern provinces on the morning of December 16, according to reports issued by independent air quality trackers.

Animal Asia Foundation has provided USD231,000 for elephant conservation in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak under an agreement signed with local authorities on Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Rai is expected to enter Vietnamese waters this weekend according to the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is expanding its shrimp – rice farming areas as the cultivation model is efficient and sustainable, adapts to climate change, and is environmentally friendly.

A delegation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment led by Deputy Minister Tran Quy Kien made an inspection tour of a sub-project on monitoring riverbank and coastal erosion in Mekong Delta using remote sensing.