Officials of the National Assembly’s Committee for Science, Technology and Environment inspected environmental protection activities of Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co. Ltd on July 31 and Aug. 1.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has signed a decision approving an inspection plan targeting waste-charging facilities nationwide, which is scheduled to start in early Aug.
A tropical depression east of the Philippines will grow into a storm in the next few hours and roll into the East Sea soon, said the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Jetstar Pacific has teamed up with Jetstar Group to start the Fly Carbon Neutral Programme, an environment initiative, to raise its passengers’ awareness of climate change and offset flight emissions.
Commercial breeding and trading of wild animals should be banned in Vietnam as it will decimate numbers in endangered species and drive them to the verge of extinction.
A mobile environmental monitoring station was put into operation in the area around the Formosa Ha Tinh company on July 26 to monitor wastewater from the Taiwanese firm.
Binh Thuan province on July 26 announced an action plan in realisation of the “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD+) initiative for the 2016-2020 period.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been stepping up the inspection at of environmental pollution “hot spots” in the northern provinces of Thai Nguyen and Bac Giang, and Da Nang.
Residents living near the polluted Nhieu Loc–Thi Nghe Canal are performing a public service as they take turns spinning the wheels of a bicycle system designed to clean the canal’s dirty water.
The protection of forests in the Central Highlands from encroachment by hydro power plants, illegal deforestation and unplanned agricultural development would be the key to preserving water.