A photo by Nguyễn Đoàn Kết showing a landfill in Việt Nam won a photo contest held by UNDP in 2021. Photo courtesy of UNDP HÀ NỘI — A campaign aiming to tackle plastic waste in Việt Nam was launched on Monday in Hà Nội. The campaign, organised by UNDP in cooperation …
Read More »Rich primate species in Việt Nam threatened: WWF report
A Hatinh langur, an endangered primates species is released at a forest in central Việt Nam. About 25 different primate species were found in Việt Nam out of a total of 44 in the Greater Mekong. — Photo courtesy of Bùi Văn Tuấn HÀ NỘI — About 25 different primate …
Read More »Domestic waste fee to be charged based on volume
Local people in the northern province of Tuyên Quang have been instructed to classify domestic waste at source. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nam Sương HÀ NỘI — Solid waste classification at source and volume-based waste fee collection must be implemented by 2024, according to the roadmap of the new …
Read More »Legal foundations sought for tiger conservation in Việt Nam
The wild tiger population has decreased significantly in Việt Nam and around the world over the past 30 years. —Photo for illustration Vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — The Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) on Monday organised a press briefing on raising tigers for conservation efforts in Việt Nam. Bùi Thị Hà, ENV deputy director, said …
Read More »The ‘crazy’ man and the sea
SAVIOUR OF THE SEAS: Trần Văn Cường always spares a place on his boat for collected plastic waste. — Photo vtc.vn By Đào Hằng & Thanh Nga Every time he goes out to catch seafood, Trần Văn Cường, from Phú Vang District, Thừa Thiên Huế Province, collects plastic cans, bottles and …
Read More »Environmental management innovation needed to reduce pollution
Nậm Rốm river in northern mountainous Điện Biên Province is seriously polluted, affecting the living conditions of local residents. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Nguyệt HÀ NỘI — The environment is suffering great pressure from socio-economic activities with an increase in environmental pollution both in quantity and scale, calling …
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