According to the Ta Dung National Park Management Board, the park has for years served as a trusted destination for authorities and residents to hand over and release wildlife. Such actions not only contribute to biodiversity conservation but also help reduce illegal hunting and captivity of wild animals.
The Pu Huong Nature Reserve is one of the three special-use forests forming the core zone of the Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve, which was granted the world status by UNESCO in 2007.
Currently, Vietnam has a system of 11 World Biosphere Reserves recognised by UNESCO. This title is awarded by UNESCO to areas of exceptional natural value and biodiversity.
After more than two months of field surveys and camera trapping expeditions, researchers documented 789 species of vascular plants across 148 families and 494 genera, including one classified as critically endangered, nine endangered, and 11 near threatened, at the Ea So Nature Reserve in Dak Lak province.
After 50 years of national reunification and nearly 40 years of “Doi Moi” (Renewal), Vietnam has overcome numerous challenges to achieve remarkable accomplishments, enabling the nation to rise in the era of international integration.
In recent years, the Vietnamese Government has issued many important legal documents, creating a solid legal framework for biodiversity conservation, including the Law on Biodiversity and various national strategies and plans for natural resources management.
To run until July 13, the Da dang sac mau con trung Viet Nam (The Diversity of Vietnamese Insects) exhibition at the Da Nang Museum features hundreds of rare insect specimens, aiming to spotlight the diversity and uniqueness of the country’s endemic insects.
Vietnam has been urged to enhance control over the impacts on biodiversity, particularly those arising from development projects, in order to achieve sustainable green development in the future.
Vietnam ranks 16th in the world for biodiversity and is home to a wide array of rare and endangered species and valuable wild genetic resources of national and global importance.
For many years, biodiversity has become a global issue because there are millions of species of animals and plants facing the risk of extinction due to human impacts. Vietnam is considered one of the 25 countries with high biodiversity. However, like many other countries, Vietnam is facing many challenges when biodiversity conservation is closely related to economic development and social stability.
The newly discovered species are shrub-like smaller trees with floriferous branchlets called Sam cuong dai (Memecylon longipedunculatum), Diep ha chau Nui Chua (Nymphanthus adenophorus) and Long muc Nui Chua (Wrightia nuichuaensis). Their discovery was officially published in Phytotaxa, a leading international journal on plant taxonomy and biodiversity, on January 19, 2025.
The Bach Long Vi MPA covers more than 27,000 hectares and is divided into strictly protected zones, ecological recovery areas, development zones, and buffer zones.
The proposed regulations also aim to implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has approved the national programme for the conservation of endangered, precious and rare wildlife species prioritised for protection to 2030, with a vision to 2050.
More small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam have integrated environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices into their operations amid the global trend of sustainable development and responsible business.
Among the 234 new species recently discovered in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, there are 112 founded in Vietnam, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
The Nam Dong Rare Gymnosperm Conservation Area in Quan Hoa mountainous district, north-central province of Thanh Hoa, is home to over 623 hectares of natural forest with high biodiversity. Over the past decade, numerous research and conservation projects have helped preserve the area's natural landscape and biodiversity.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed areas be divided into zones for environmental protection so as to control environmental pollution and degradation early and from afar.
Vietnam ranks 14th in the world and among the top three Southeast Asian countries in terms of the levels of biodiversity, according to the 2024 World Population Review rankings.
Scientists have successfully built a model for conserving and developing two endangered orchid species in Vietnam, expected to contribute to biodiversity conservation.