Covering a total area of 18,414 hectares, the conservation area includes 13,230 hectares of functional zones (strictly protected zone, ecological restoration zone, and service-administration zone) and 5,184 hectares of buffer zone.
Preliminary reports from local authorities indicated that around 1,705 homes had been inundated as of late afternoon, with floodwaters continuing to rise. Over 1,000 households, severely affected by deep flooding, were urgently evacuated to safe places.
The Indochinese box turtle is listed in the Vietnam Red Data Book and classified as critically endangered in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
The city requires the enhanced application of advanced technologies and remote monitoring systems, including satellite remote sensing, drones, and AI-integrated traffic cameras, to monitor, detect, and strictly address the illegal burning of garbage, straw, and agricultural by-products.
Devastating rainfall has triggered catastrophic flooding in parts of South and Southeast Asia, claiming hundreds of lives, displacing entire communities and causing massive economic disruption.
The daily reference exchange rate is at 25,151 VND/USD on December 5, down 1 VND from the previous day.
In 2026, the province targets expanding its lychee-growing area to 29,800 ha with an expected output of 160,000 tonnes. Of this, 17,500 ha will be produced under VietGAP standards with an estimated yield of 125,000 tonnes; GlobalGAP-certified lychee areas will be maintained at 235 ha; and organic lychee areas at 10 ha.
Vietnamese durian is still experiencing strong growth despite facing technical barriers from China, thanks to improved quality and competitive pricing.
Climate change has become one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century, directly threatening food security, water resources, socio-economic stability and even the survival of many nations.
A pygmy slow loris has been handed over to authorities by a resident of Con Say hamlet, Quynh Anh commune, who had found the animal while working in the fields.
The Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, one of the few remaining inland wetlands of the former Dong Thap Muoi region, plays a vital role in conserving biodiversity and developing sustainable ecotourism.
The project is jointly financed by the WB with up to 250 million USD and a 10-million-USD non-refundable grant from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), along with counterpart funding from the Vietnamese Government. Its goal is to build a climate-resilient and sustainable city that can drive socio-economic growth across the Mekong Delta, mitigate flood vulnerability in central Can Tho, and improve inter- and intra-regional transport connectivity.
In the next days, the typhoon will continue to move slowly westward, then possibly turn west-southwest at about 5km/h, continuing to weaken.
In 2024, the World Bank committed a 350 million USD loan to the Vietnamese Government to implement the one-million-hectare project which associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta.
Local authorities have activated round-the-clock duty operations, continuously updated storm warnings and flood information and intensified inspections of riverside and seaside areas, low-lying zones, and locations at high risk of landslides and deep flooding.
Military Regions 4, 5 and 7 were tasked with directing provincial military commands to advise local authorities, review response plans, and coordinate with relevant departments and sectors to identify disaster-prone areas, including locations at risk of flash floods, landslides, major dykes, embankments and reservoirs, and flood-prone zones, particularly those heavily affected by recent rains.
Forecasts indicate that between the night of November 25 and the morning of November 26, the tropical depression will enter the East Sea.
A project on sustainable development of one million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice cultivation associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta by 2030 has so far helped shift the awareness and mindset of rice producers toward greater responsibility and toward adopting production trends aligned with global orientations for “green development.”
Vietnam’s forests are among the world’s most biodiverse, yet wildlife remains threatened by habitat loss and snaring. A new WWF-Vietnam survey, using 350,000 camera-trap days across 21 forests, reveals urgent conservation needs and signs of recovery.
Central and south central provinces are facing one of their worst disasters in years, with 102 people dead or missing, massive crop and livestock losses, and entire communities still cut off as local authorities plead for urgent aid.
Visitors and local residents reported that the frost formed shortly before dawn, leaving a light white coating on pathways, stone steps and wooden platforms used for cloud viewing. The cold spell influencing Lao Cai has continued to strengthen and then stabilise, and forecasts suggest temperatures on Fansipan will remain low from late night to early morning on November 22, meaning frost may reoccur.
According to the action plan, the 2026-2030 phase aims to control, prevent and gradually reverse air pollution in key economic zones, prioritising the mitigation of pollution in Hanoi, HCM City and neighbouring provinces.
Due to the intensified cold spell, the northern region, and the north-central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An are predicted to experience showers, with some areas likely to record thunderstorms.
As Vietnam pursues its 2050 net-zero emissions target and advances its commitments under the Political Declaration on Establishing the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), experts and scientists have emphasised the need to phase out projects with high pollution risks while accelerating the development of sustainable green initiatives in the fields of energy, transport and construction.
Torrential rain has triggered deadly landslides, widespread flooding and major transport disruption across the central region, leaving at least 14 people dead or missing and forcing thousands to evacuate.
Between the night of November 17 and 19, the North will also experience rain. The combination of rain and strong cold air will cause a sharp drop in temperatures across the northern region and the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh.
Pu Mat National Park in Nghe An province has reported that on November 13, the park received two adult macaques - a stump-tailed macaque and an Assam macaque which were discovered and secured by local residents after they wandered into their homes.
