Environment

Less than three months after the initiative was launched on World Environment Day (June 5) this year, the project achieved its goal of planting 25 out of the total 50 hectares planned. This tree planting event is part of a greater effort to restore the forest ecosystems between the northern …

Localities are strengthening measures to prevent flooding to promote sustainable urban beautification. Flooding on Nguyễn Trãi Road in Ninh Kiều District, Cần Thơ City. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Liêm HCM CITY — Flooding in urban areas of many provinces and cities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is becoming increasingly …

The stranded sea turtle, a Chelonia mydas (commonly known as the green sea turtle), was a male weighing around 70kg. The turtle is returned to the sea. — Photo moitruong.net.vn CÔN ĐẢO — The Forest Protection Force of the Côn Đảo National Park Management Board has recently rescued and returned …

Although the atmospheric state is gradually shifting to the cooler phase of La Nina, Việt Nam’s central region and many countries around the world are facing prolonged intense heat, increasing the risk of forest fires. A forest fire happened last week in the central province of Quảng Bình. — VNA/VNS …

The national marine plan offers a direction for sustainable exploitation of the seas and the use of marine and island resources, in harmony with any socio-economic developments alongside national defence and security. Fishing activities near the shore of Mũi Né, in the south-central province of Ninh Thuận. — VNS Photo …

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Central Project Office, MERIT – WB11 will be implemented in the provinces of Đồng Tháp, Tiền Giang, Bến Tre, Kiên Giang, Bạc Liêu, Hậu Giang, Sóc Trăng, Trà Vinh, Cà Mau, and An Giang, aiming to enhance climate resilience in their …

Vũng Tàu is renowned for its beautiful beaches but it faces challenges from a significant amount of ocean waste. Volunteers from the Blue Sea Club are doing their best to keep Vũng Tàu’s beaches clean and pristine.

Earlier the district also recorded three consecutive earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.1, 3.6, and 3.3, which caused shakes. All the earthquakes caused no disaster risk. An area often hit by earthquakes in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province. Photo suckhoedoisong.com.vn KON PLÔNG – A 5.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Kon Plông …

Lê Hoàng Ân, director of the site, speaks to Việt Nam News about preserving biodiversity, and how tourism activities serve this goal. Lê Hoàng Ân, director of the Trà Sư Cajuput Forest Tourism Site, which pays great attention to conserving its large variety of animals and plant species. Photo courtesy …

The Turtle Conservation Centre of Cúc Phương National Park is currently caring for more than 2,000 animals.   Nguyễn Thu Thủy rescues turtles in 2023. — Photo baovephapluat.vn HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Thu Thủy, a conservationist of the Asian Turtle Programme at Cúc Phương National Park, Ninh Bình Province, begins her …