Environment

A group of organisations have suggested ways to further protect bears in Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of Education for Nature – Vietnam   HÀ NỘI — A group of organisations on Monday proposed some solutions to Hà Nội authorities for the protection of bears from exploitation in the capital.  …

  Erosion along Ô Môn River in Ô Môn District of Cần Thơ City in March due to climate change. It  dragged four houses and a part of another into the water. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Liêm CẦN THƠ — Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ on Wednesday held a working session with …

  A thermal power plant in Việt Nam. It is necessary to implement carbon pricing in Việt Nam to achieve the GHG reduction goal. VNA/VNS Photo In a recent interview with Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper, head of the Climate Change Department under the Ministry of Natural …

  A solar power system to produce clean energy. Photo courtesy of Unilever HÀ NỘI — As climate change poses real threats to the global ecosystem as well as socioeconomic sustainability, Unilever Vietnam has set out a range of targets and courses of action to take the lead in the fight …

  Assam macaques were discovered in Pù Hu Nature Reserve, Thanh Hóa Province. — VNA/VNS Photo THANH HÓA — Five rare primate species were discovered in the Pù Hu Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hóa. The discovery of the primates, which belong to one order and two families, was …

  Việt Nam is home to over 900 bird species. —VNA/VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành has signed a directive to protect migratory and wild birds in Việt Nam. According to Directive 4/CT-TTg, dated May 17, 2022, Việt Nam is considered one of the most important …

  Participants plant trees at Đồng Rui mangrove forest area on the sidelines of the event. — VNA/VNS Photo  QUẢNG NINH — Activities calling for environmental protection efforts were rolled out during an event held in Tiên Yên District of the north-eastern province of Quảng Ninh on Saturday. The activities were in response to …

  Local people in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province’s Nam Đông District have to wash clothes in a pool of water near their houses due to water shortage. — VNA/VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoRE) has called on provinces and cities nationwide to increase the …

  An individual grey-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix cinerea), one of the world’s 25 Critically Endangered primates, is found living in a forest of Quảng Nam Province. Photo courtesy of Ái Tâm Since the government’s Decision 628 – an action plan for the protection of the primate species in Việt Nam–  was issued in 2017, a total …

  Painted stock (giang sen) birds being taken care of at Đồng Tháp Mười bird sanctuary, in the southern province of Tiền Giang, in the hopes of breeding more of the extremely rare species. VNA/VNS Photo Minh Trí   HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is joining common efforts to restore ecosystems in …