Environment

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has presented the 2021 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) in the Climate Innovation category to Australis Aquaculture, an American company that has pioneered climate-smart ocean farming in the marine tropics of central Vietnam.

A national action plan on the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands in the 2021-2030 period has been issued, with priority given to recover important wetlands that are under degradation.

Police in the central province of Quang Binh have raided a large-scale illegal mineral quarry in Tuyen Hoa District.

Only through joint and timely actions, countries in the Mekong-Lancang river basin can overcome current challenges and protectcommon prosperity and culture, stated Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha.

Astronomy lovers will have the unique chance to enjoy major amazing phenomena in December this year, according reports by the Hanoi Amateur Astronomy Society (HAS).

A workshop on the application of satellite data in monitoring pollution and research was held in Hanoi on December 1 as part of the projects "Join hands for clean air” and “Improving air pollution monitoring and management of Vietnam

Many houses in the mountainous Ba To District in the central province of Quang Ngai are being threatened by serious landslides following torrential heavy rain over the past few days.

The world's second-largest waste-to-energy plant in Soc Son District, Hanoi, is nearing completion.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region needs “consistent strategies” to deal with groundwater extraction, land subsidence and saltwater intrusion in an increasingly urbanising area, experts said at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 25.

Many trees have been destroyed for wood by poachers in Bac Huong Hoa Nature Reserve in the central province of Quang Tri.

The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment held a consultation session with retailers on stepping up the implementation of a communication plan on reducing plastic bags.

A large waste treatment facility in Hanoi's Dong Anh District has been left unused for four years after construction completion.

Thirty masked palm civets were released back to nature on November 23 after a period of staying in the care at the Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

Difficult and dangerous working conditions and shortages of support equipment are the main causes of the rising number of forest rangers leaving their jobs in the central highlands region of Vietnam.

Vietnam can learn from and apply experience drawn from measures that have been taken by Brussels to respond to climate change, prevent floods and protect the environment, Tristan Roberti, President of the Environmental Commission at the Brussels-Capital Region, said.

The Embassy of Japan and UNICEF Vietnam on November 17 signed an exchange of notes for a project on “enhancing resilience to disaster risks and climate change for children”, which runs in Vietnam from 2021 – 2026.

The last floating restaurant boats on West Lake in Hanoi are being dismantled after being left unused for many years.

A ward in the southern central city of Binh Dinh’s Quy Nhon has been seriously flooded due to problems in the local drainage system.

A man in Ha Tinh Province has bought 44 rare turtles and then given them to the Vu Quang National Park for protection.