Local residents in Ba Chẽ District, Quảng Ninh Province, planting large wood trees in bid to increase forest coverage. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Văn Đức HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will prioritise protecting and managing forests as part of a National Strategy on Climate Change for 2050, enhancing restoration, …
Read More »Informal female workers key to waste management
A woman checks a waste depot for recycling. The informal sector in Việt Nam collected 30 per cent of the solid waste management system. Photo courtesy of UNDP BÌNH ĐỊNH — The informal sector plays a pivotal role in Việt Nam’s solid waste management system as over 30 per cent of …
Read More »EU’s experience in transition to green economy shared with Việt Nam
People collect rubbish along a canal in central Thừa Thiên Huế Province. — Photo baotainguyenmoitruong.vn HÀ NỘI — A webinar to share experience and ideas on the transition to a green economy by European countries through the European Green Agreement (EGA) gathered participants from Hà Nội, central Đà Nẵng City and central Thừa Thiên – …
Read More »Concerns raised as Central Highlands Province sees spike in earthquakes
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake recorded on April 18. — Photo from Google Search HÀ NỘI — The Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum had 33 earthquakes from 1903 to 2020 but has seen 169 just since last year, a massive growth from the previous century. This was announced by …
Read More »National power development plan VIII targets drastic CO2 emissions reduction
Wind power project in Bạc Liêu Province. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The latest draft National Power Development Plan for the 2021 – 2030 period, with a vision to 2045 (PDP VIII) has made drastic reductions of CO2 emissions with no new coal-fired power plants to be built in the planning period, and with the switch …
Read More »Đồng Nai forest supported in elephant protection
Đồng Nai Province’s Department of Forest Protection is implementing the project “Protecting Asian elephants in Đồng Nai through solutions to reduce and prevent human-elephant conflict sustainably.”— VnExpress News Photo. ĐỒNG NAI — The Forest Protection Department in the southern province of Đồng Nai on Friday received equipment, including 10 cameras and 60 camera …
Read More »Seven rescued Indochinese tiger cubs given new lease of life
A staff member feeding a baby tiger at the Wildlife Centre of Pù Mát National Park in the central province of Nghệ An.— Photo baophapluat.vn NGHỆ AN — Seven baby Indochinese tigers, who were rescued from wildlife traffickers in the central province of Nghệ An in August 2021, are growing …
Read More »Việt Nam to become model of inclusive, green growth: UNDP Representative
The Bạc Liêu wind power plant in Vĩnh Trạch Đông Commune, Bạc Liêu City, has 62 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 99.2MW to produce 320 million kW annually. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Phan Tuấn Anh HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has the opportunity to develop a pathway for inclusive, green …
Read More »HCM City to build on environmental breakthroughs, improve life quality
Volunteers clean up the Bà Lựu Canal in HCM City’s District 8. — VnExpress News Photo Nguyễn Diệp HCM CITY — Greater public awareness and action, especially in classifying garbage at source, is a breakthrough that HCM City will build on to environment quality in the coming decade. Improving environmental quality while adapting to climate …
Read More »Integrated plan a good start to tackle Mekong Delta woes
Mangroves are planted in the Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang to mitigate erosion and salt intrusion impacts. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Lê Huy Hải HCM CITY — An integrated master plan for the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region, the nation’s agriculture and aquaculture hub, is a good step towards tackling …
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