The Ministries of Natural Resources and Environment, and Industry and Trade, and the World Wide Fund for Nature in Vietnam (WWF-Vietnam) have called on people to join hands in reducing carbon footprint, towards net zero emissions, in response to the Earth Hour campaign.
Ninety-eight continuous automatic air quality monitoring stations will be constructed across the country between now and 2030, pushing the total number to 201.
Four red-crowned cranes were spotted at the Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on March 7, the forest’s management board has reported.
Together with countries around the world that are making efforts to protect and restore rivers, the Government of Vietnam has been implementing many important policies and practical actions to protect and revive the Earth's source of life and respond to the International Day of Action for Rivers (March 14), according to insiders.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on March 7 received foreign scientists who recently participated in the 4th International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Restoration, and Management (ICEPORM 2024) hosted by the central province of Binh Dinh.
The Management Board of Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh and waste collectors are pushing the collection of waste, particularly styrofoam buoys, on the sea.
Members of the Vietnam Bird Conservation Society (VBCS) plan to provide free nature experience education for primary school students, raising their life-skills and awareness of the importance of migratory birds and wetland ecology systems in the central city.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh discussed cooperation in environment and energy with Ambassador of the Netherlands to Vietnam Kees van Baar in Hanoi on March 4.
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang plans to expand its Dong Thap Muoi Ecological Reserve to better biodiversity conservation and spur tourism development.
The disaster risk reduction partnership's plan for 2025-2030 will be developed in accordance with the Government of Vietnam's priorities on natural disaster prevention as well as in line with the strategic goals of all partners, Pauline Tamesis, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Vietnam has said.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has freshly issued guidelines for organising activities marking the upcoming World Water Day, World Meteorological Day, and Earth Hour.
The United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD) is observed on March 3 every year to celebrate wild animals and plants and highlight their contributions to human lives and health.
In an effort to combat global climate change and extreme weather patterns, which have caused severe human and property losses, Vietnam has resolved to plant 1 billion trees in the 2021-2025 period. Encouragingly, it is already on track to meet the target within the established timeframe.