Environment

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum is seeking approval from the Ministry of Industry and Trade for removing four hydropower plant projects from a development plan, due to environmental concerns.

Vietnam has made multi-dimensional efforts to achieve its net zero greenhouse gas emission targets by 2050 as committed at COP26, an official from the Ministry of Construction told a training workshop in Ho Chi Minh City earlier this week.

Vietnam will further actively be part of efforts for the global biodiversity preservation and is willing to mobilise all resources for effectively implement its national strategy on the matter, affirmed Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Vo Tuan Nhan.

Leaders from Vietnam and the International Partners Group, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the United States, Italy, Canada, Japan, Norway and Denmark have agreed on a bold Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).

A friendship cycling journey took place in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district on December 11 with a view to raising public awareness of environmental protection.

Overachieving the provincial plan by 7.6 per cent, large timber forest coverage in Quảng Ninh reached 2,152 hectares in 2022.

More than 1,000 people participated in a relay race against natural disasters and climate change on December 10 in the central city of Da Nang.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Binh Duong Water Environment Joint Stock Company (BIWASE) signed a $13 million loan to finance the construction and operation of a composting plant and waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Binh Duong province in Vietnam.

Severe cold could occur next month and the first half of February, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Authorities in HCM City have approved a plan to upgrade the Xuyen Tam Canal with a total investment of over VND 9.60 trillion.

Authorities of Gia Lai Province and Pleiku City have launched the ‘Bike to school’ campaign providing 85 new bicycles for low-income students to be able to bike to and from school.

Local sky gazers will have a rare opportunity to witness the peak of the Geminids meteor shower, with the astronomical event set to occur between midnight on December 13 and the morning of December 14.

Vietnam boasts substantial potential for wind power, particularly offshore wind power, providing an opportunity for the country to fulfill its energy transition target towards green growth.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has recommended using 7.6 hectares of forest to build a road section.

Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H'hen Nie attended tree planting efforts at Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

A big green sea turtle has been released into the wild after being caught by a fisherman in the central province of Quang Tri.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of "in danger" World Heritage sites, according to UN experts who have warned the fading wonder has been "significantly impacted" by climate change.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to experience the first strong cold snap this year.

The 917 open-cast mine operated by the Hon Gai Coal Company in Ha Long City will be closed in December, which is the second of its kind to be closed in over a year in the area.